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Description: | A cast copper-alloy knife end-cap of Late Medieval to post-Medieval date (c.1475-c. 1600). The cap is in the form of a stylised horse's hoof. It is sub-oval in cross-section and curves throughout its length. The terminal end is largely flat and is in the form of a horse shoe comprising a central groove representing a frog and a pair of calkins that protrude slightly. At the opposite end a rectangular slot is filled with the remains of a corroded iron tang. The slot is slightly off-centre. Around the side of this face there is small rib forming the top of the hoof. On the outer face and sides there are two wide and shallow grooves. These grooves do not extend fully to the rear face. The object has the remains of a decayed off-white patina with in the crevices, otherwise, the surfaces are a dull matt reddish brown colour. The iron tang within the slot is corroded. 13.7 x 11.5 x 7.9mm. Weight: 5.82g. Other knife end-caps in the form of a stylised horse's hoof are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. An excavated parallel is noted in Egan 2005: 93, ref: 398, from a late 15th - early 16th century context. Compare also with Crummy (1988: 75-76; ref: 3101) for a close parallel of uncertain material.
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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