A Roman knife with relief grip, 1st/2nd century Sturdy single-edged blade with its spine dropping towards the point. Ninefold pierced tang with partially preserved grip panel of bone, and retaining five bronze rivets and with spherical heads. Finely executed relief depicting three putti with grapes and harvesting tool(?). Cleaned archaeological find. Length 37 cm. historic, historical, ancient world, ancient world, ancient times, object, objects, stills, clipping, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, thrusting, thrustings, blade, blades, melee weapon, melee weapons,

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