Record ID: HAMP1432 - POST MEDIEVAL knife

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KNIFE

Unique ID: HAMP1432

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast lead/pewter knife pommel in the form of boy's head. The eyes, ears, nose and upper lip are depicted, but the mouth and lower lip are missing to hold pommel guard. Mouldings on the reverse depict a school cap. There is a rectangular slot through the top.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Class: ?Pommel

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Length: 20.5 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 17.5 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pewter [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE HEADBOURNE WORTHY

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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