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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1986.65.1386 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name handle, knife handle Description A two piece, bone or ivory handle, from a knife. Rectangular in cross section, with the tang of the implement sandwiched between the bone handle and fixed by 3 iron rivets. Bone is decorated with a 4 petal flower on each side surrounded by an incised diamond with bands of horizontal lines above and below. At the butt end of the handle are 3 ring and dot motifs. A pattern of cross hatching exists at the other end on one side Production period Medieval Material bone, metal Dimensions width: 16.00 mm length: 64.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1986.65.1386
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

handle, knife handle
Description

A two piece, bone or ivory handle, from a knife. Rectangular in cross section, with the tang of the implement sandwiched between the bone handle and fixed by 3 iron rivets. Bone is decorated with a 4 petal flower on each side surrounded by an incised diamond with bands of horizontal lines above and below. At the butt end of the handle are 3 ring and dot motifs. A pattern of cross hatching exists at the other end on one side
Production period

Medieval
Material

bone, metal
Dimensions

Details