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Description: | A corroded fragment of a copper-alloy knife handle of Roman date. This piece is probably an example of the 'Hare and hound' series of folding-knife handles, one of which was found in excavations at Richborough, Kent (Bushe-Fox, 1949, p.129). Several similar but more complete artefacts can be seen on the PAS database - for example, BH-853037, SF-32AEB7, NMS-328581, GLO-FC3057.
The fragment consists of the hound which has a stub of a tail, long back and raised head with transverse mouldings to indicate ears, eyes and nose, beyond the nose is the stub of another part of the handle. The 'legs' below the hound are very different, the back legs are just stubs while the front are longer and bent over at 90 degrees. The base of both legs has a central groove running down the lengh, to hold the blade.
It is 30.4mm long, 12.3mm wide and 4.3mm thick; it weighs 4.26 grams. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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