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Description: | Copper alloy and iron knife pommel. Cast zoomorphic terminal to the handle of a scale tang knife with the end of the flat iron tang retained in a cleft in the lower surface of its pomme. The pommel takes the form of a horse's foot, and the hoof is modelled with a flat angled end, a central groove, and five drilled pits representing horseshoe nails, and with two spurs possibly representing calkins at the ends of the shoe. Three shallow grooves delineate the edge of the horseshoe and, presumably, the ankle of the horse. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Height: 16.2mm, Width: 14.7mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 7.25gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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