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Description: | Cast iron knife handle dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The object widens towards the terminal which is rounded. Both of the surfaces are covered with a plate which has been silvered or tinned. The plate is divided into three panelled sections. The terminal panel is decorated with a stepped linear pattern which is boarded by small cross saltires. Below this the panel is decorated with a stepped linear pattern. Cross-hatching within two diagonal bands decorate the final panel, however here the decoration is obscured by corrosion. The opposite face also contains three separate decorated panels. The decoration on the terminal panel is unclear due to corrosion. The central panel is decorated with a series of diagonal bands containing incised diagonal lines, while the final panel is decorated with bands containing cross-hatching. Dividing these bands is unclear decoration. The object is corroded and can be dated to the late 15th/early16th century.
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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