Roman Cultellus Knife
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Description
1st-4th century AD. A cultellus with ferrous blade narrowing sharply to an obtuse point; octagonal section hilt with a single integral copper-alloy crossguard; upper end of the hilt in the form of a ridged dome. See the larger example from Croatia in Appels, A. & Laycock, S. Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, p.141. 80 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly in an old English collection.
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Excavated condition.
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