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Description: | A post medieval copper alloy knife stop in the form of an animal hoof, dating to the period c.AD 1475-1700. The knife stop is oval in cross section and curved in plan and consists of a hoof, delineated by a transverse moulded groove, and part of a leg. The bottom of the hoof forms the terminus to the knife handle. This is shod as it exhibits 6 circular punches around the edge to depict nails. There is a worn break at the leg terminus, and part of the iron tang protrudes from the knife stop and terminates in a worn break. Evidence of iron corrosion is present around the edge of the leg and on the tang, and the remainder of the knife stop has a green patina on the surface.The knife terminus measures 14.39mm in length, 12.92mm in width, 7.72mm in thickness and weighs 5.34g.Cf. Egan (2005) p. 93, no. 398 for a comparable example, and similar examples on the database: DOR-B2BA35 and SOM-479FAE.
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