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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy end cap (pommel) from a scale knife of Post Medieval, sixteenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1600). Length 15mm, width 13mm and 11mm thick. Weight 12.55g. The end cap is solid and oval in cross-section. It has an engraved six-pointed star on one end and, due to corrosion, is barely visible. The other end has the remains of an iron tang within a rectangular slot covering the full width of the cap. The slot measures 9mm in length and about 4.5mm in width. On each face is an engraved saltire cross. Each cross is enclosed by an engraved line forming a rectangle which measures about 12mm x 11mm. The end cap is corroded and only minute traces of a mid-green patina have survived. Poor condition.
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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