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Description: | A semi-cylindrical sheet of copper alloy, probably casing from the handle of a knofe. A copper alloy rivet is present in the body, and further down the sheet at the break is a hole for a second rivet. The surface of the sheet is decorated with a large rectangular panel containing a lozenge shaped cell within which is a quatrefoil. Bands decorate the sheet above and below the panel. within the grooves is a glossy black material, perhaps enamel or niello. Between two bands at the top is a word comprising five, six or seven letters, beginning with BR[----]. The letters are silvered, and further silvering is visible across the surface. The metal has a reddish patina. The object is probably 15th or 16th century in date.A broadly similar knife handle from a scale-tang knife is recorded on the PAS database as LON-A81465. This knife also has lettering across the top and is given a broad 15th/16th century date.
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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