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Description: | An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy and iron folding knife handle depicting a hound running on a solid ground line. This ground line is created from a slotted element which holds the blade when closed. The hound is well-defined, with long fore and hind limbs, ears and tail. Originally the hound would have been chasing a hare and there would have been no division between the two animals. The flat rectangular butt has two incised transverse lines either side of a ridge at both ends. The iron knife blade would have been secured by an iron rivet in the lower portion and its corroded remains appear to be present for c. 12mm along the ground line. It would seem that corrosion products have filled the void between the dog's hind legs and the butt. This form of folding knife is relatively common and those depicting the hare and hound hunting scene are most popular: examples can be found illustrated in Hattatt (1989, 496-497; refs. 242, 243).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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