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2723 A copper alloy knife pommel
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2009-05-20 15:38:25
Title
2723 A copper alloy knife pommel
Description
English: A copper alloy Post-Medieval knife handle end cap length 13mm, width 17mm, thickness 7mm, weight 6.2g. It has an oval shape, with a slot for an iron tang at the base. The end cap is in the form of a double horse-hoof terminal, each 'hoof' being oval in section and curving away from the other.

The terminal is broadly similar a single horse hoof example in: “Material culture in London in an age of transition”, Egan, 2005, p. 92,

Date late 15th –16th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Somerset
Date between 1400 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 256906
Old ref: GLO-41D9F4
Filename: 2723 A copper alloy knife pommel.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/211317
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/211317/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/256906
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