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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy handle of a Roman knife or other implement with the embedded remains of a whittle tang which has partly erupted, leaving the copper alloy distorted and causing the loss of the distal end. The rectangular cross-section expands gently from a hemispherical knob at the proximal end. All four sides are decorated with two groups of close-set transverse ribs. Extant length 52mm. Maximum width and thickness 8 and 4mm. No close parallel noted. c.43 - c.410..
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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