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Description: | A cast copper-alloy probable knife handle of uncertain date, probably Roman. The handle is circular in section and tapers from the domed end (surmounted with a rounded knop) to the junction with the iron blade. At the blade end is a central projecfing core of iron, with some visible in a slot along one face of the handle. The handle is 48.8mm long, and 15.1mm in diameter at the widest point. It weighs 40.29gm.This object has similarities to Roman knife handles and scalpel handles such as NMS-8801B7 and WAW-39F221, but does not have the keyhole shaped attachment for the detachable iron blade found on other examples of scalpels. The shape of the handle and its short length do not seem to offer the user much control.The shape could also be Post Medieval. The handle could be from a key or other object with an iron functional end.
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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