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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy knife handle (or knife end-stop) depicting a human head, probably dating to the Medieval period, between AD 1100 - 1500 (length: 20mm; width: 10mm; thickness/ depth: 15.5mm; weight: 10.8g).The knife handle/ terminal is sub-rectangular in plan and mostly oval in section. At the top of the artefact, the head/ face appears to be wearing a slanting and protruding hat/ headdress, which has two worn protrusions at the back. The human face, although badly worn and corroded, is crudely depicted at the front of the artefact, particularly with small indentations for the eyes and mouth as well as a worn ridge representing the nose. Beneath the face, there is a collar comprising of one moulded ridge to the left and right, with the base of the copper alloy terminal immediately below. At the base of the artefact, the stumped remains of an iron blade are visible in a single line across its thickness/ dept (length of stumped iron blade: 3mm). Overall, the artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with none of the original patina remaining.Similar knife handles/ terminals are illustrated in Read, B, 2001, 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity: A Catalogue of Small Finds from Specific Areas of the United Kingdom: Volume One', pages 82-3 & 88-9, figs 56-7.
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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