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Description: | A copper-alloy handle from a late Iron Age to early Roman toilet knife. The handle is three-dimensional and depicts what is probably a mythical creature. The top of the head is rounded and extends into a long muzzle. The mouth is open and there is a small pointed tongue protruding from between the lips. The sides of the head are flat, apart from the two eyes. These are located one on either side of the head and are set proud. One of the eyes still contains its circular setting - a small convex piece of amber or yellow glass. The head tapers in thickness down towards the base of the neck, where there is a corroded remnant of the iron blade. The piece measures 39.9mm high by 21.5mm wide and up to 14.1mm thick. It weighs 12.72g. | Subjects: | Toilet | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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