File:Bird head tang (FindID 291707).jpg

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bird head tang
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2010-04-16 23:47:57
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bird head tang
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English: Cast copper alloy knife handle with a bird head finial and a pattern of tears or drops of blood running down the body of the tang. The tears are recessed and defined by rows of linear impressed ovals and dots, which give the surface a texture. The surface is now quite corroded but was probably once lacquered. These tear-shaped motifs are often used in heraldic contexts, and the knife may have been more ornamental, rather than functional, and possibly part of a marriage pair, with a matching handle for the other spouse (Geoff Egan pers comm).

Griffiths, Philpott and Egan (2007) illustrate similar handles with cockerel finials and scaled tangs on page 171, Plate 32, Nos. 2152-3, which are dated to the 16th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
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: 291707
Old ref: CORN-EE23E2
Filename: birdtang 010.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/277013
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/277013/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/291707
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