| Period: | | |
| Dating: | | 1 AD–200 AD |
| Origin: | | Roman World, |
| Material: | | Bronze |
| Physical: | | 7.7cm. (3 in.) - 20 g. (.7 oz.) |
| Catalog: | | MET.SS.00308 |
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This miniature bronze dagger (pugio) is less than 8 centimeters (3 inches) in length. It may have been an implement for cosmetics or a medical tool, but the small thread hole at the base of the handle suggests it was worn as a pendant, perhaps as a votive pendant, an amulet, or a memento. Could it be related to the brutal combat games the Romans inherited from the Etruscans? Etruria or Roman world, 104 BC to 400 AD.
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