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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy knife stop, probably Post Medieval in date, c. AD 1500-1700. The knife stop would have consisted of a T-shaped upper moulded portion with three projecting knops on the upper edge, possibly suggesting to zoomorphic heads facing in opposide directions; old breaks make the remains assymetrical and unclear. The complete zoomorphic head has a snout facing outwards that is sub-rectangular in cross-section. Below the possible zoomorphic decoration is a narrowed 'neck' followed by a rectangular base and a small fragment of the rectangular tang underneath, now mostly missing. All of these elements look assymetrically positioned, probably due to old breaks on the longitudinal edges. The object has an overall dark green patina. It measures 13.9 mm long, 14.3 mm maximum width (at head), 5.7 mm maximum thickness (at head) and weighs 4.7 grams.
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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