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Description: | A copper alloy knife handle in the form of a religious male figure. The handle is solid. It is poorly preserved, with loss of the back of the head and damage to the side. The blade no longer survives and only 4.5mm of the rectangular tang survives.The handle is shaped in the form of a standing figure with arms in front,although the arms appear to be worn and poorly formed. The figure has long hair and a beard and is wearing a long robe. Raised design on the chest of the figure suggests that he is holding something, which would allow us to define which religious figure is being depicted, but the detail is undefinable. It is likely to be one of the disciples of Jesus. The patina is a reddish brown colour showing thorugh the green surface corrosion.
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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