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Description: | A copper alloy late Medieval or Post Medieval knife end cap dating from AD 1400 - 1600. The end cap is anthropomorphic in the form of a male human head wearing a domed hat or helmet. He has a double band round the base of the hat, a broad nose and a moustache. The eyes are also moulded, though the features are indistinct. The head projects from an oval base which has a slot across the base which contains iron corrosion, the remains of the knife tang. The end cap is 19.3mm long, 13mm wide, 9.9mm thick. 10.7g.A similar knife but with the figure wearing a shallower, pointed hat, is IOW-0D565A and matching this is BERK-F369B1. A close parallel for the domed hat has not been found on the PAS database.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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