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Description: | An incomplete, copper alloy knife handle of Roman date (AD 43-250). The object is composed of a cylinder of copper alloy with an iron core. The outer, copper alloy surface is decorated with nine circumferentially running ridges, below which are two rows of lozenge shaped cells filled with blue and red enamel. There are two sub-rectangular spurs, composed of iron, projecting along one side.The upper portion is missing due to an old break.The object is Romano-British and possibly dates to the first or second century AD.The metal is a dark brown in colour with a pitted patina and iron corrosion product present.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: LIN-CC1F34, LVPL-EB7518, LIN-DD2492 and ESS-7B3131Length: 64.00mm, Width (including spurs): 13.79mm, Diameter: 10.46mm, Weight: 20.90g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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