File:AED071. Post-medieval zoomorphic knife end cap (FindID 246035).jpg

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AED071. Post-medieval zoomorphic knife end cap
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2009-02-05 13:52:04
Title
AED071. Post-medieval zoomorphic knife end cap
Description
English: A cast copper alloy knife end-cap or stop. A zoomorphic end-cap in the form of a stylised animal’s head, possibly imitating a heraldic emblem such as a bear or dog’s head. The details are marked by incised lines around the snub nose and mouth and across the brow. The eyes are indicated by two deep circular recesses. At the base of the stop is a remnant of the iron tang of the knife, the handle of which this once decorated.

Date: Early Post-Medieval – 16th century Dimensions: 16.88 mm x 15.64 mm x 10.52 mm

Weight: 11.48 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1500 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 246035
Old ref: DOR-AED071
Filename: AED071.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/201342
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/201342/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/246035
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