File:Turkish shears, 2nd century.jpg
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Summary
Object
| Description |
English: Roman shears with "Egyptianizing" iconography |
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| Date | between circa 100 and circa 200 AD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Bronze or copper alloy, inlaid with silver and black copper (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 9.3 in (23.6 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
39.2.2 |
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| Place of creation | Said to be from Trabzon, northeastern Turkey (ancient Trebizond) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
1939: purchased by Jacob S. Rogers Fund from Dr. Jacob Hirsch 1939: given to Metropolitan Museum of Art by Jacob S. Rogers Fund |
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| References | Shears: Roman Period. Metropolitan Museum (n.d.). Retrieved on 18 July 2018. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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