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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy knife handle of Roman date. The handle is in the form of a human male figure. The head is oval in plan and circular in cross section. The eyes are formed from deep circular depressions with slightly sunken rims. The nose is suggested by curved lines beginning above the eyes and flaring out to end centrally below the eyes. The lips are created by a straight incised line directly below the nose. The hair is depicted using straight incised lines within a circular border. From the base of the head the neck extends before widening out to form the wide circular handle base. The top and bottom of the base have incised borders running around the circumference.The bottom of the base has a rectangular slot within which is iron corrosion suggesting that part of the tang still remains in the attachment slot.The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The handle is 23.7mm long, 12.5mm in diameter and weighs 11.8g.A similar example can be seen on the PAS database: ESS-7F7F06.
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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