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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy openwork Roman handle fom a folding knife or razor depicting a greyhound running left biting the rump of a hare. Only the hare now survives.
The fragment is 23mm in length and stands 15mm tall to the top of the triangular ears, which are angled backwards as though the hare is running. Beneath his body is an openwork circular area, defining the legs to front and back. Those at the rear are longer than those at the front.
A deep groove outlines the two edges of the ear attached to the body, a further groove delineating them near the toppermost edge.
Much of the original patina is missing. There is some iron corrosion in the deep groove on the underside of the object where the blade would have rested when folded.
This particular example is very similar to one from Wickwar, Avon (GLO-020D81).
Weighs 4.21g, max.4mm thick.
3rd/ 4th century. | 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: | 201
400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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