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Description: | This is a copper a copper alloy knife pommel with moulded zoomorphic dog or wolf decoration that dates to the Late Medieval Period century. The cap of the pommel is sub-rectangular with sides that gently taper to the flat top. The sides of the cap are decorated with a series of four nested chevrons that have extended tips forming a cross apex. That the top of the cup is a projecting loop that is filled with iron corrosion. On the inside of the cup is the remains of the iron tang in the form of a transverse iron band (3mm wide) that extends from one side of the cap to the other (10.5mm), the remainder of the interior is covered with iron corrosion, the interior measures 10.5mm, by 10mm.projecting from the front of the cap is a mounded dog/wolf head consisting of a shot neck with a triangular head that has a pointed and recessed ears, circular recessed eyes and a pointed snout that has pointed tongue hanging out of the gaping mouth.At the rear of the cap is a short projecting arm that is circular in cross-section with a vertical loop terminal. The end of the terminal is decorated with two recessed lines.This is a very uncommon artefact that doesn't appear to have a parallel. The long straight tang suggests that the handle would most likely have be made from two organic panels riveted either side of a wide flat central plate. This is a common method of manufacture in the late 14th and 16th, while earlier periods would normally see a narrow rod/tang pass through the centre of the handle, therefore a late medieval date is suggested.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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