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Description: | Worn and corroded handle terminal of a scale tang late medieval to early post medieval knife. The terminal comprises of two sub-square 1mm thick plates with curved ends that sandwich a 3mm thick remnant of the iron knife tang between. One plate has a central circular depression which taken with a slight witness mark on the opposite plate is suggestive of a central rivet that passes through a coincident hole in the tang. Both plates are decorated with engraved images. One side can be interpreted as a left facing cowled head, possibly iconographic; however, the other side cannot be resolved. Similar handle terminals are shown on this database cf; SF-E61A68, and SF-355926; in addition a number of related types are featured in the collection of the Victoria and Albert museum. Circa 1450-1550 AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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