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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1986.65.389 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name handle, knife handle Description A plain, undecorated, two piece, bone knife handle with iron tang. The handle is composed of an iron tang sandwiched between two flat pieces of bone. The handle is held in place by 13 iron rivets, running along the centre, each coated with copper alloy. The handle expands in width toward the butt. A rectangular piece of copper alloy, held in place by a rivet protects the butt end of the knife Production period Post-Medieval Material bone, metal Dimensions width: 14.00 mm whole length: 88.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1986.65.389
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

handle, knife handle
Description

A plain, undecorated, two piece, bone knife handle with iron tang. The handle is composed of an iron tang sandwiched between two flat pieces of bone. The handle is held in place by 13 iron rivets, running along the centre, each coated with copper alloy. The handle expands in width toward the butt. A rectangular piece of copper alloy, held in place by a rivet protects the butt end of the knife
Production period

Post-Medieval
Material

bone, metal
Dimensions

Details