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Description: | A copper-alloy post-medieval knife end cap of sixteenth to seventeenth century date. The knife end cap is formed of sheet, is rectangular in plan flaring towards its terminal and 'tear-drop' in section. It is joined by a seam at the point of the 'tear-drop'. This join and that attaching the end to the main body of the end cap may be soldered as they appear a different colour. There appears to be wood remaining within the end cap. There is extensive engraved decoration with two panels running longitudinally. In each panel there is a depiction of Mary and the baby Jesus. Mary is standing holding the child and both are nimbate. The terminal is flat and decorated with a female figure facing left wearing a head-dress of some form. The form of the end cap, although not the decoration, is paralleled in Redknap 1987, p. 64, no. 1a. The length is 27.95mm, the width is 11.66mm, the thickness is 15.35mm and the weight is 6.85g.
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