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Description: | A copper alloy folding clasp knife handle with a panther head decoration. The iron blade no longer survives and would have been housed between the two parallel rectangular plates at the top of the handle. It appears to have extended down to below the back of the neck. Below this rectangular section, the handle is cast in the form of a panther on all four sides, although it is still fairly flat.
The panther has an open mouth and pointed lower jaw, with teeth indicated. The eyes and nostrils are impressed and the ears are rounded. The folds of skin around the neck are emphasised with chevron-shaped lines. The front of the face and foot are detailed on the side of the blade but the back side edge has been damaged. In contrast, the body is smooth and undecorated, forming an S shape with a slight widening of the forward protruding belly and narrowing before the foot. The foot flares outwards at the end of the paw, which points outwards and downwards. The paw is divided into four, the two central divisions wider than those at the sides. Waving hairs are indicated on the upper surface of the paw and the heel is split into two sections.
No parallel was found from an archaeological context but the object resembles others recorded on this database, notably BH-EDA355. | Subjects: | Folding | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ghey, Eleanor - British Museum | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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