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KNIFE
Unique ID: LVPL151
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Folding knife handle in the design of the forepart of a panther, mounted on a solid pedestal base, slotted to take the blade. Curved opening behind the body probably intended for ease of grip of the blade when opening.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 1998
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
To be known as: CUMBRIA BURGH BY SANDS
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills, N. | 1995 | Roman Artefacts Found in Britain | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p54 | M140 |
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