A large Roman Legionnaire Pugio (Dagger), Roman Imperial, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE The A List “the god’s father” and “prophet

“the god’s father” and “prophet of the house of the Lady of the Sycamore” (ie: Hathor)

the head of a bird with hollow eyes and curved beak at one end and a rounded tail at the other

Although a native Italian deity

acquired in 2008

artists of the Moche cultures excelled at the creation of “portrait vessels

A large Roman Legionnaire Pugio (Dagger), Roman Imperial, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE The A List “the god’s father” and “prophetThis very large, impressive pugio (dagger) is hand forged from iron, and features the characteristic pronounced curved blade and a longitudinal channel on both sides defining a rib. Daggers, such as this example, would have carried an entirely organic grip of wood and a pommel most probably of bone. Such daggers have been found at German frontier forts. Like the gladius (Roman short sword), the pugio is of Spanish origin, acclimated for Roman use.