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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy knife end cap of post-Medieval date (1500 - 1600). The cap is rectangular in side view and hexagonal in cross-section. The upper face is decorated with incised or cast grooves forming an 8-pointed star shape. At the side there are similar incised or cast vertical grooves and a horizontal groove at the top and bottom. The length of the cap is 13.1mm and the incomplete iron tang extends slightly beyond the base of the cap. The tang has a width of 1.7mm.The object has a mid-green patina which is partially obscured by iron staining which has migrated from the tang now in poor condition.16.5 x 12.9 x 9.2mm. Weight: 8.67g.
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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