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Description: | A complete oval and curved copper-alloy end cap from a scale-tang knife in the form of a horse hoof of Post-Medieval date.The terminal (foot) is flat with the exception of two raised oval knops at the rear. There is a central rectangular longitudinal groove representing the frog and three parallel pairs of circular punch marks for the shoe nail holes. There are transverse grooves around the exterior of the object to delineate the lower parts of the horses hoof and fetlock. At the base of the cap is a rectangular slot with the remains of an iron tang, now corroded.This knife measures 14.55mm in length, 10.22mm in width, 7.06mm in thickness, 4.91g in weight. There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (SF-E8A4B6), (SF-8C6407), (SF-AA3852), (SF8225), (SF6608).
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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