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Description: | A fragment of a medieval to early post medieval bone knife handle scale (plate). The scale is rectangular with tapering sides. The end which would have been nearest the blade is complete, but the other short side has broken. The scale is semi-circular in section, with a flat rough lower surface and a curving decorated upper surface; it is decorated with engraved cross-hatching lines. Near the complete short end is a heavily corroded and broken in-situ iron rivet. The scale measures 44.9mm (length) x 17.6mm (width) x 4.6mm (thickness) and weighs 4.69g.Handle scales were the common form of knife construction in the medieval to early post medieval period; in the 16th century the construction changed and handles scales fell out of use. Therefore this fragment dates to c. 1300-1550 AD.
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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