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Roman copper alloy knife
Broad-edged, asymmetrical blade made from thin sheet-metal; the cutting edge is beathen thin, as is the proximal end which has been curled over, evidently to form a socket. The rough edges suggest that it is unfinished.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
84.43H/2.47
Find Information
Site Name: Museum Garden, Caerleon
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1983-1985
Notes: Phase IVa; 35
Acquisition
collected officially, 26/4/1984
Measurements
Length
(mm): 116
maximum thickness
(mm): 1
Material
Copper alloy
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