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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy openwork Roman handle fom a folding knife or razor depicting a greyhound running left biting the rump of a hare. Only the greyhound now survives.
The fragment is 24.2mm in length and stands 14.9mm tall to the top of the tail and head, which is a parallelogram in shape and 'hangs' downwards. Beneath the body are two openwork areas. That below the head is damaged where the legs of the hare would have extended benetah the greyhound's mouth. To its opposite side it is defined by the fore-leg of the dog, with knobbly backward-facing knee. The open area behind this is defined on its furthest side by the hind-leg, slightly higher than the fore-leg.
A deep groove outlines the back of the head and defines the ear within it. The tail, which is broken, is the highest point of the fragment, extending above the line of the backbone.
There is very little iron corrosion in the deep groove on the underside of the object where the blade would have rested when folded.
Weighs 3.70g, max.3.8mm thick.
3rd/ 4th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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