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Description: | An iron and bone handle from a knife or fork. The style of this piece suggests that it dates from around the 17th century.The handle is of equal width throughout and consists of a central iron tang with a bone plate on each side. The iron tang is as wide as the plates and terminates in a bulbous protrusion of iron corrosion, which may be an end-cap or a blade fitting. The bone plates have convex outer surfaces. Extending along the centre of each is a low, flat longitudinal ridge, bordered on each side by a groove, and filled with a pattern of cross-hatched incisions. The panels either side of this central band bear a slightly larger pattern of cross-hatching. Two iron rivets hold the bone plates to the iron tang.The artefact is corroded and fragile. It measures 73.3mm long, 22.4mm high and 20.1mm thick. The weight is 31.36g.
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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