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Description: | Copper alloy and iron knife pommel. Solid cast terminal for the handle of a scale tang knife, retaining the end of the flat tang. A collared hemispherical terminal is set above a slightly narrower short solid cylinder which was slotted to receive the end of the tang. An incised line across the top of the terminal has a drilled pit at either end. Along with the collar, this feature confers a striking resemblance to the glans penis. This conceit recalls the fashion for wearing the late medieval 'bollock dagger' at the front of the body in suggestive mode, though this object was probably for a smaller meat knife - or perhaps for a less assertive wearer. The pommel would serve as a counterweight to the blade when the knife was in use. The tang is slightly bent, which suggests pommel has been wrenched from handle with some force. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.Length: 14.9mm, Diameter: 15.9mm, Weight: 14.61gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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