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Objects resembling this one have often been found in male burials throughout Italy. They were perhaps used to trim hair rather than to shave beards. The small perforated appendage, a frequent feature on these crescent-shaped razors, allowed them to be suspended from a fibula.
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Title: Bronze lunate razor
Period: Geometric
Date: 9th–8th century BCE
Culture: Italic
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: length 4 7/16in. (11.2cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen, 1991
Object Number: 1991.171.2
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