SPATULA

Description Object composed of a long tubular handle joined on one side to a thin blade and on the other to a configured knob. The blade has an oblong shape and a rounded tip, and may have been conceived as a sort of spatula. The pommel is composed of two flat snake heads, one on each side, each characterized only by the round relief of the eyes and a hook-shaped horn: seen in profile, the two heads appear to constitute a single one with the mouth open, and this opening creates a sort of clamp. The decoration of the handle, in a herringbone pattern in slight relief, evokes the reptile's body which progressively tapers into a central rib at the top of the blade. Where this connects to the handle, it is provided laterally with two hooks facing towards the tip; a small suspension ring is finally located a little higher on one side of the handle. A rope was probably threaded into the ring and wrapped several times around the groove between the pommel and the handle.