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Description: | Cast solid copper-alloy end-cap from a knife handle, in the shape of an animal's head. The underside of the end-cap has a narrow slot for the tang, but no iron from this survives. The lower part of the end-cap, nearest to the end of the tang, is oval in section and this forms the neck of the animal. There is a groove around the base of the neck, and a double groove running up the back of the neck with the slot for the tang between the two grooves. On the top of the head, at the back, is a depression which may have been intended to form the gap between two ears. From this, three grooves radiate across the flat top of the head. The projecting muzzle has two dots for eyes and a groove forming the mouth. The mouth groove extends right back to the grooves at the back of the neck, with a dot above each of the angles made by the junction. The effect is rather dog-like. The end-cap is small; the oval section of the neck measures 10 x 8 mm, the length from base of neck to top of head is 11.5 mm, and from back of neck to tip of muzzle is 13 mm.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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