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Description: | A complete copper alloy Roman knife or razor, possibly part of a toilet set. The knife has a rolled handle with a suspension loop at one end. The blade is broadly triangular and is 22.4mm deep; interestingly there are two holes within the blade itself, one retaining a copper alloy plug, the other empty. This may be a repair but it is unclear why the holes were drilled inthe first place, as they are purposeful and not acidental. The top of the knife's handle has simple decoration in the form of four sets of four or five short grooves arranged across the top of the handle. A small number of similar knives or razors have been recorded on this database, including one other complete example (NMS-654254).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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