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Description: | A copper alloy and iron knife fragment. The fragment is part of the handle and is 46.2mm long, 14.6mm wide and 10.5mm thick. It consists of a heavily corroded iron tang which was probably flat making it a scale tang, and a copper alloy decorative handle fragment. The copper alloy piece is pentagonal in section and is tubular. It is more normal for the handle of a scale tang knife to be formed of two plates rather than one tubular piece. The iron tang project from both ends of the copper alloy piece because the handle is not complete. The copper alloy is decorated with incised lines forming a lozenge or cross hatched pattern. The copper alloy has a deep green glossy patina. Knives with similar decoration can be seen in ??Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition?? by Geoff Egan (2005). An early post medieval date seems most likely. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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