File:A Medieval – Post Medieval cast copper alloy knife end-cap dating c. 1475-1600. (FindID 274520).jpg

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A Medieval – Post Medieval cast copper alloy knife end-cap dating c. 1475-1600.
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Museum of London, Felicity Winkley, 2010-02-10 12:09:09
Title
A Medieval – Post Medieval cast copper alloy knife end-cap dating c. 1475-1600.
Description
English: A Medieval – Post Medieval cast copper alloy knife end-cap dating c. 1475-1600. The cap is in the form of a stylised horse’s hoof. It is sub-oval in cross-section and curves throughout its length. The terminal end is largely flat and is in the form of a horse shoe comprising a central groove representing a frog, there is a punch marks on one side denoting a nail-head and a pair of calkins that protrude slightly. At the opposite end a rectangular slot is filled with the remains of a corroded iron tang. Around the side of this face there is small rib forming the top of the hoof. On the outer face and sides there are two wide and shallow grooves. These grooves do not extend fully to the rear face. The object has flecks of a mid-green patina and the surface colour of the metal is dull reddish brown.

Other knife end-caps in the form of a stylised horse’s hoof are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database for example IOW-F16917; HESH-2CEAE4. An excavated parallel is noted in Egan 2005: 93, ref: 398 from a late 15th - early 16th century context.

Dimensions: length: 16.22mm; width: 11.50mm; thickness: 8.15mm; weight: 5.57g.

Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 1475 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1475-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 274520
Old ref: LON-B17385
Filename: Hyman - knife - oct 09.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/238667
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/238667/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/274520
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Object location51° 35′ 02.76″ N, 0° 52′ 30.1″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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