Handles with reliefs of an augur (left) & a haruspex (right).
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ETRUSCAN CLASSIC Anonymous (c. 480 BCE-300 BCE): An Augur was a priest who practiced divination by studying the flight of birds. A Haruspex was a priest who practiced divination by inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sheep.
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