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Description: | Cast copper-alloy knife handle dating to the Roman period, (45-410AD). The handle is circular in cross-section and increases in dimensions towards the attachment end. At the opposite end is a terminal in the form of a stylised zoomorphic (possibly canine or feline) head. The snout is conical, projecting from between two vertical grooves. The mouth is open and each brow ridge and ear consists of a single moulding. Punched ring-and-dot marks decorate the neck. The terminal is separated from the rest of the handle by a raised moulded ring. Horizontal panels decorate the handle. There are approximately eight panels of decoration; one contains ring-and-dot punched decoration, another with a grove in a wave-like pattern interspersed with ring-and-dot, and another with conjoined spirals. The decoration on the remaining panels is unclear due to corrosion. The attachment end is broken and the blade missing. Parallels of knife handles with feline heads, from the North-West provinces, are illustrated in Kaufmann-Heinimann's 'Römische Bronzestatuetten aus Augst und Kaiseraugst', similar examples being those from Mirebeau, Cote-d'Or and Besancon, Doubs (1977: nos. 9 and 11). Comparable handles from Britain include one found in the bed of the Walbrook, London (Manning 1985: 110 and l53, Q3), which was dated to the 1st or 2nd century AD. For a similar example on the PAS database, see SUR-CDD082 and BH-A7C526.
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