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Description: | A cast copper alloy knife end cap or stop. Cast in the form of two outward facing opposing animal heads. Both heads have rounded, beak-like snouts and open mouths. Th eyes are formed of small circular recesses set in a raised brow. Between the heads on both sides and at the top is a deep longitudinal groove which is decorated with an incised zig zag line. The base of the necks is thickened and decorated on each side with a groove. The base has an oval cross section and a deep groove which would have housed the tang of the iron knife blade. This is likely to be a stop for a scale tang knife and is similar to a more complete version recorded as NMS-877601. A similar object is recorded in Read. B 2001 Metal Artefacts of Antiquity page 83, no. 655.Date: Post medieval - 16th centuryDimensions: 11.85 mm x 14.84 mm x 7.81 mmWeight: 5.08 g
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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