Record ID: OXON-3991E4
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman folding knife handle. The handle is made of a moulded copper alloy sheet folded over itself but not quite flat leaving two edges slightly open. In its folded state it is broadly rectangular in plan and cross section depicting a stylised hound chasing a hare. At the blade end there is a rectangular panel with moulded transverse ribs at either end both of which have incised lines running across them to form a double collar. The blade would have been attatched to this area through a corroded iron rivet, still in situ. Further iron corrosion is visible in the remains of…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-A17F52
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete  cast copper-alloy Roman folding knife handle in the shape of a boar (c. 43-410 AD ). The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan and cross-section, and is broken on one end.  The head and upper part of the back of the boar and the sides are well moulded. The knife handle depicts a boar that has an elongated snout with slightly larger heart-shaped  nose at the tip that is distinctive from the lower jaw area and separated by a horizontal slot. This horizontal slot is itself divided in half by a vertical slot that extends through the end of the jaw…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-645EFC
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy folding knife handle, dating to c.AD 43 - 410. The handle is in the form of the ‘Hare and Hound’ type. The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan and cross-section and depicts a stylised hare running in mid-stride. The hare has an oval shaped body, short legs and flattened nose with moulded diagonal ridges representing ears that are swept backwards along its back, a fragment of the hounds head is visible biting the hares tail/rump. There is a shallow horizontal linear moulded groove on the underside of this base that would have ac…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2023
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Record ID: SOM-14E975
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy and iron zoomorphic folding knife handle of Roman date, c. AD 43 - 410. The handle takes the form of a three dimensional standing panther or lion, which is depicted standing/facing forward and has a deeply-curved, S-shaped form, forming a concave notch behind the animal's chest.The facial features are well moulded, with large, raised sub-oval areas surrounding the small pointed-oval eyes, two small indentations for the ears, a further two for the nostrils and a transverse line for the mouth. There is a small pierced hole at the neck. There ar…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Last updated: Sunday 23rd July 2023
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Record ID: OXON-359585
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and broken, cast copper-alloy Roman folding knife handle. The handle is broken into two pieces and is missing much of its frame. The handle is made of moulded copper-alloy folded over itself but not quite flat leaving three edges slightly open. In its folded state it is broadly rectangular in both plan and cross-section.  It depicts a stylised hound chasing a hare.  At the blade end there is a rectangular panel with moulded transverse ribs at either end, forming a double collar. The blade would have been attatched to the handle by rivets fixed into a …
Created on: Friday 9th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-09AA21
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy and iron zoomorphic folding knife handle, dating to c.AD 43 - 410. The handle is S-shaped and takes the form of a beast standing/facing forward. Above the head of the beast is a rectangular block. A longitudinal slot runs down the back of the handle for its entire length. The iron blade is hinged at the block, which has corroded iron adhering to it. The hound below has a three dimensional sub-oval head, projecting upwards into the rectangular block are a pair of long sub-triangular ears. The body of the beast is swollen and arched forwards,…
Created on: Monday 20th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 20th December 2023
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Record ID: IOW-AA32BE
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken, possible iron Roman folding knife handle. The handle is constructed from a single sheet that was folded over, it is broadly rectangular in plan and cross section with portions cut out. These cut-outs are designed to depict a stylised hound chasing a hare. They are both depicted in mid stride with the hound just grasping the tail of the hare. The hound has sub-triangular shaped body with flat back and extended legs. It is broken at the rear of the hound and the rectangular body from an old abraded break. The hound has a pointed snout and moulded pointed oval ears on its …
Created on: Tuesday 9th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 2nd December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-9AB13B
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy folding knife dating to the Roman period (2nd to 4th century AD). The handle of the knife is in the shape of an animal, probably a lion, with a clawed foot at the terminal and a head at the blade-end of the handle. The head has well moulded features, including a rounded snout with a closed mouth, pointed-oval ears, eyes, and a beard extending from the chin. From the back of the head a hinge mechanism extends for rotating the blade. One side of the hinge is partly broken but the other side is complete and holds the remains of the hinge-pin which would have attached …
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Record ID: WILT-3CB571
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy folding knife handle, dating to c. AD 43-410. The fragment is openwork in form and consists of a hound, originally chasing a hare, which is now lost. The hound is stylised in appearance with an arched back, front legs lifted and head pointing forwards, in line with the body and tail, all giving the appearance of running. The hound's rear legs are curved in a lifelike manner, although one rear leg has been partially truncated due to an old break. The hound's tail is also partially truncated, as though it has been docked, aga…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Record ID: OXON-EFDE44
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete but broken copper-alloy Roman folding knife handle. The handle is broken into two pieces and missing portions of its frame. The handle is made of a moulded copper alloy folded over itself but not quite flat leaving three edges slightly open. In its folded state it is broadly rectangular in plan and cross section depicting a stylised hound chasing a hare. At the blade end there is a rectangular panel with moulded transverse ribs at either end both of which have incised lines running across them to form a double collar. The blade would have been attatched to t…
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: DEV-8DA53D
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy openwork folding knife of the 'hare and hound' type, dating to the Roman period, c. AD 43-410. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and triangular in cross section. The copper alloy handle has a solid lower border, and a rectangular portion at one end, where the blade attached. The attachment end and the lower border of the handle are hollow, to hold the blade when folded, with a longitudinal slot running the length of the lower border. Corroded remnants of the iron blade are present in the slot throughout the length of the object, around the end …
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bawdrip', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-3C18DC
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy folding knife handle with a moulded and openwork zoomorphic design. The handle is hollow, with a slot for the iron blade along its length on the underside. At the lower corner of the broad end of the handle is a broken axial hole for the spindle, the blade has been lost. The form of the handle is hard to discern due to wear and corrosion; there are two openings and a rounded lobe with pierced hole towards the narrow end, which comprises an elongated loop with trefoil tip.
Created on: Wednesday 12th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
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Record ID: BERK-014DA7
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast incomplete Roman zoomorphic fragment of a handle from a folding knife dating to c. AD 43 - 410. The handle is in the form of the ‘Hare and Hound’ type but in this case, the castings are much more angular and ‘stylistic’ than life like. The fragment consists of the Hare with the Hound caught onto the Hare’s tail. The underside has the remnants/stains of what was, a ferrous blade in situ. Dimensions – Length = 42.42mm, height = 15.73mm, thickness = 4.37mm, weight = 7.3gm. Several complete and incomplete examples are recorded on the Portable Antiquities …
Created on: Tuesday 28th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: SUR-E6E541
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Roman copper-alloy folding knife handle, 40.9mm in length, with part of the iron blade remaining. The handle is cast in the form of a stylised or degraded, sinuous zoomorphic figure, which is consistent with a form of feline representation, usually described as a panther or lion, seen in other examples (see below). The mid part of the handle has a moulded waist with collars which may represent an architectural element such as a column as seen on comparable examples such as BH-92AF3B. The lower portion of the handle is curled into a loop, possibly for suspension. The top of the…
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2019
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Record ID: SF-882863
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman zoomorphic folding knife handle, dating to AD 43-402. The handle takes the form of the lower part of a panther or lion, depicting the outwards curving chest of the front leg of the animal; the front leg terminates in a spread paw and is flanked by the two rear legs. The breaks occurs at the top of the chest. The back face has a C-shaped profile at the chest of the animal, having the convex part at the front; the legs have a median longitudinal deep groove which is flanked by two raised ridges. The groove houses fragments of corroded metal, possibly cop…
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Benhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-85976F
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment probably from a cast copper-alloy Roman folding knife handle, dating from AD 43 - 410. The fragment appears to depict a dog or hound (or perhaps a hare) and is three dimensional. The animal has its snout raised, and the forlegs are bent. The back legs are not very well defined, being a semi-circular projecting lug really, but this may be part of the pivot for the knife blade, or part of the slot for the bade to fold into, now all obscured by corrosion. A projection backwards is incomplete. Length 29.6mm, width is 16.3mm, thickness 7.0mm, weight 5.1g It is likely that thi…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-B46352
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a cast copper-alloy Roman folding knife handle. The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan and cross-section and depicts a stylised hare running in mid-stride. The hare has an oval shaped body, short legs and flattened nose with moulded diagonal ridges representing ears that are swept backwards along its back. The hare's snout is defined by a transverse ridge, while the upright globular tail is plain and broken at the point where it would have attached to the rest of the handle, as is the broken catchplate beneath on which the hare stands. There is a shallow horizonta…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 7th September 2018
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Record ID: SF-1D8693
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An cast cast copper-alloy zoomorphic possible folding knife handle dating to the Roman period, c. 43-410 AD. The object survives virtually complete, though its attribution as a folding knife handle is problematic due to the fact that there is no slot within the handle itself for the knife blade to fold into, as is the usual with most other objects of this type. The object has a flattened rectangular-sectioned basal element, above which are rendered a rather stylised three-dimensional rendition of a hound chasing a hare, the hare having been apparently caught by the tail in this instan…
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B2BAF1
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A virtually complete copper-alloy Roman zoomorphic folding knife handle; the blade itself is missing. It is broadly rectangular in plan and cross section depicting a stylised hound chasing a hare. Extending from the panel is the openwork scene, both animals running towards the hilt end of the handle. They are depicted in mid stride with the hound just grasping the tail of the hare. The hound has the beginings of a tail which may have extended a little further but has an old break. It is sub-oval shaped body with arched back and extended legs, details of the head, eyes and ears are vag…
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2018
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Record ID: LON-88EF5E
Object type: FOLDING KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bone folding-knife handle in the form of a stylised male figure, perhaps a gladiator dating from AD 100-300. The figure is missing the lower legs and iron blade. The groove for accommodating the blade is cut through the side of the head and front of the shield. A shallow longitudinal groove which runs down the figure's back may be an abandoned attempt to house the blade in a more conventional position or may simply indicate the figure's physique. The head, turned left, is disproportionately large and modelled in detail. Beneath the flat and furrowed(?) temple the eye soc…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 19th December 2019
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