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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy zoomorphic folding knife of Roman date. Only part of the handle survives, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn.It is rectangular in plan and U-shaped in section with a hollow back face. On the front face is zoomorphic moulded decoration in the form of a lion. His head has a mane, two ears, eyes, a snout and a broad mouth. His front legs are outstretched and the remains of the paws would have held in place the now missing lugs.This knife handle measures 23.77mm in length, 10.82mm in width, 4.98mm in thickness, 4.77g in weight.There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (GLO-C01E93), (LIN-A68C52), (DENO-AEBF93). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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