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Roman bone knife handle
Fragment of knife handle. One rivet hole remains and the flat back is grooved to take the knife tang. Marks of breakage and cutting suggest that this may be the discarded end of a handle which broke and was shortened for re-use in antiquity.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
98.52H/7.1
Find Information
Site Name: Alstone Cottage, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1970
Acquisition
Donation, 16/12/1998
Measurements
Material
bone
Location
In store
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