A symbol — but of what? Iron Age daggers, Alessi corkscrews and anthropoid embellishment reconsidered
<p>An ingenious derivation for the La Tène dagger with anthropoid hilt shows how craftsmen gave an agreeable character to a working weapon. The dagger remained every bit as effective, but the splayed person on the hilt added a touch of playful luxury to the serious business of stabbing. By way...
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Antiquity Publications
2011
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