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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy knife handle of post-medieval date. The handle is sub-rectangular with a worn break to one end and a zoomorphic terminal to the other. The terminal is worn though is likely to represent a birds head with open beak. The handle appears undecorated. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The knife handle is 37.8mm long, 11.3mm wide, 3.4mm thick and weighs 6.6g.Griffiths, Philpott and Egan (2007) p.171, plate 32, nos.2152-3 illustrate similar handles with cockerel finials which are dated to the 16th century. The authors also state that such knife handles frequently bore tear or blood droplet decoration such as that commonly seen in heraldic contexts suggesting the knife may have been more ornamental, rather than functional, and possibly part of a marriage pair, with a matching handle for the other spouse.A similar example has also been recorded on the PAS database as CORN-EE23E2.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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