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Description: | A complete copper-alloy 16th century end cap for a knife, one end has a slit full of corroded iron where the tang would have been attached. It measures 15mm in height and 16mm in width. The terminal end has a central groove and two back to back projecting zoomorphic heads, each with pointed snouts, indented eyes and grooves for their mouths, they have no ears. No parallel could be found found this terminal type and the type of animals being represented is not clear.
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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