File:A post medieval lead alloy knife handle (FindID 475514).jpg

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a post medieval lead alloy knife handle
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Jack Coulthard, 2011-12-06 10:38:03
Title
a post medieval lead alloy knife handle
Description
English: A cast lead alloy knife end cap (probably), dating from the Post Medieval period, between AD 1550 - 1750 length: 28.12mm width: 12.41mm thickness: 11.37mm; and weights 28.93

The knife handle is rectangular in plan and oval in section.The handle is decorated with two circumferential lines running round the handle and seven longitudinal lines forming a square patten. The top of the handle is larger and bends to one side. Where the handle has been broken there is evidence of ferrous corrosion in the cross section Overall, the artefact is incomplete with only the top section surviving. It is worn but in a fair condition with a light grey patina.

Examples in copper alloy are more common than lead alloy: NARC-E26262, <a href="../../../database/artefacts/record/id/437927">HAMP-314B45</a> and <a href="../../../database/artefacts/record/id/424111">SF-DA9B20</a> for example.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Wakefield
Date between 1500 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 475514
Old ref: SWYOR-768CA8
Filename: PAS_1631_EndCap.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/359287
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/359287/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/475514
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Object location53° 39′ 55.08″ N, 1° 24′ 10.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current18:54, 29 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 18:54, 29 January 20171,444 × 1,836 (892 KB) (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, SWYOR, FindID: 475514, post medieval, page 1945, batch count 1718

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