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Description: | A cast copper alloy end cap (pommel) from a scale knife of Post Medieval, sixteenth century date (1500-1600). This small zoomorphic style end cap is in the form of a beast's head, possibly that of a dog. It is generally pentagonal-shaped in side view. A longitudinal groove extends across the head. The mouth is closed and the ears and eyes are not modelled. The neck is particularly large its lower part is hexagonal in cross-section. At the centre of the neck, on the underside, is a rectangular slot filled with iron which is the remains of the missing tang. The slot is 11.9mm in length and about 1.3mm in width. At the top of the head there is a small flat lozenge-shaped protrusion which has a flat upper surface decorated with cross-hatching.The copper alloy part of the artefact is in fair condition and the remains of the iron tang are corroded. There is a light green patina and traces of a white substance, possibly a chalk-based paste, surviving mainly within the crevices. The whole of the object may have originally been covered in this material as decoration.15.9 x 16.3 x 8.4mm. Weight: 11.59g.
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