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Description: | A corroded post-Medieval cast copper-alloy knife end-cap (c. AD 1500-1600). The cap is in the form of two symmetrical stylised horse's hooves. Each half of the pommel is sub-oval in cross-section and curves slightly throughout its length. Each hoof has a longitudinal groove with small punched dots either side of the groove, representing the frog and nails. The nails are mostly obscured by corrosion products. Each hoof has a circumferential groove adjacent the shoe. At the base a rectangular slot is filled with the remains of a corroded iron tang. The object is corroded and is a dull matt reddish brown with light green corrosion products. Height: 12.36mm; width: 15.79mm; thickness: 6.52mm. Weight: 3.98g. Similar knife end-caps are published and dated to the 16th century AD (Read 2001: 88, refs: 650-653).
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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