File:2228 Roman knife handle (FindID 231867).jpg

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2228 Roman knife handle.jpg
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2008-09-09 14:28:13
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2228 Roman knife handle.jpg
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English: Cast copper alloy folding knife handle length 57mm, width 16mm, thickness 4mm, weight 10.65g. this is a hare and hound series of folding-knife handles. The hound has well-moulded fore and hind quarters and a slender body. The head is elongated, the tip of the snout touching the hare's tail. The hare also has well-moulded limbs and a slender body which is angled downwards from front to back. Under the animals is the remains of a groove that would have run the length of the handle, this is where the folded blade would have fitted. This object has suffered from corrosion resulting in the loss of the original patina.

Date roman

Other examples on the PAS databases are found at SF-32AEB7 NMS-328581 BH-853037.
Depicted place (County of findspot) South Gloucestershire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 231867
Old ref: GLO-FC3057
Filename: 2228 Roman knife handle.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/186751
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/186751/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/231867
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