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Roman copper alloy handle of clasp knife
Handle of a clasp knife with openwork decoration in the form of a hound pursuing a hare. Slightly bent, with damage at the end which formed the socket for the blade.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
83.46H/11
Find Information
Site Name: Roman Gates Site, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1980-1981
Notes: found during excavation of barrack blocks and rampart buildings
Acquisition
Purchase, 10/5/1983
Measurements
length / mm:67
width / mm:14
thickness / mm:6
Material
copper alloy
Location
Caerleon: Case 21 Diet
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