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Description: | Post Medieval incomplete decorated copper alloy knife handle with inscription RD 1598. Cast copper alloy handle with a memento mori theme, One side depicting a human figure dancing or toasting with angels or cherubs above, while the other depicts a skeleton with a sword and perhaps a head in his hands, with a winged demon above. The pommel is shaped like an acorn and just below it there is a hole revealing the hollow cast of the object to allow it to accomodate the knife tang some of which remains within. The handle is sub-rectangular in section.The inscription of R D 1598 gives a date for the handle, R D may be a gesture of support for Robert Deveraux, Earl of Essex until his execution in AD1601, famous for knighting his friends and supporters.Length: 72.81mm, Width at guard: 8.96mm, Width at pommel: 13.88mm. Weight: 36.13g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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