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Description: | Cast copper alloy handle, probably Roman. The main body of the handle is formed from a circular sectioned shaft that swells noticeably at the centre. The shaft is decorated with a pair of double incised lines, set 9.06mm apart, essentially bordering the ?swelling?. At one end of the shaft is a decorative bifoliate terminal which takes the form of two divergent curls, which curl down towards the shaft. Each curl is decorated with a small, circular depression at the end of the curl and is mirrored on the reverse side. There may once have been some incised decoration. At the opposite end of the handle are two further curls, this time convergent towards the main body, these are decorated with an incised line that follows the curl and once again ends with a circular depression, mirrored on both sides. The bottom of these curls is flat (rather than bi-foliate) as this forms the hilt of the handle. Looking at the flat underside it is possible to see the remains of an iron tang, now truncated flush with the handle. The original surface of the object survives with a mid green patina, though there is some damage exposing bright mid green surfaces. The handle is 34.04mm long, 14.86mm wide across the terminal, 13.38mm wide across the hilt, 8.64mm wide across the thickest part of the shaft and weighs 10.37g. Though a parallel could not be found, this object was found at a site producing quantities of Roman material, given this and its general appearance, it too is likely to be Roman, perhaps a handle from a cosmetic or medical implement. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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