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Description: | A cast copper alloy Post Medieval knife end cap. The cap, if held vertically is a 'Y' shape in plan with a small integral lug protruding from the interior of each arm. The vertical stem is wide and decorated, on both faces, with ridges leading to the integral lugs. The ridges have oblique notches as further decoration. The lower edge has traces of an iron tang. The surface of the knife cap is abraded. In length the knife cap is 17.08mm, 18.84mm wide and 7.58mm thick. It weighs 7.7g.End-caps such as this example are dated to the 16th century (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished).
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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