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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy probable knife handle (or knife end-stop) depicting a human head, probably dating to the Roman period, between AD 43-410 (length: 21.5mm; width: 15mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 12.91g). The probable knife handle/ terminal is sub-rectangular in plan and oval in section. At the top of the artefact, the head/ face appear to be wearing a protruding head or headdress comprising of two slanted platforms with possible hair or the headdress continuing down to either side of the face. The human face appears to be crudely depicted on both sides, particularly with small indentations for the eyes and mouth. Beneath the face, there is a collar comprising of two parallel and moulded ridges, with the base of the copper alloy terminal immediately below. At the base of the artefact, the stumped remains of an iron blade are visible at a 90?? angle to the double-faced terminal. Overall, the artefact is in a worn but fair condition. Similar knife handles/ terminals are illustrated in Read, B, 2001, ??Metal Artefacts of Antiquity: A Catalogue of Small Finds from Specific Areas of the United Kingdom: Volume One??, pages 82-3 & 88-9, figs 56-7. | Subjects: | handle | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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