IOW-666523: Post Medieval Knife End Cap.

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KNIFE

Unique ID: IOW-666523

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Incomplete cast copper alloy knife end cap of Post Medieval date (AD 1500 – AD 1600). Length 10mm, width 15mm and 5mm thick. Weight 3.37g. The solid cap is oval in cross-section at the base where there is a narrow transverse groove which extends throughout the full width. The grove, which has a maximum width of 0.8mm, would have accommodated the missing tang. There is no iron staining within the groove to suggest that the tang would have been composed of iron. From the base, the cap terminates with two projections which form a symmetrical Y shape, as viewed in plan. These projections are also oval in cross-section and each ends with an old break. Close to each break is a narrow circumferential groove. The patina is lost and all surfaces are covered in superficial green corrosion products. The condition is fair.

Notes:

Similar knife end caps have been recorded from Kings Somborne Parish, Hampshire and Rishangles Parish in Suffolk. See Portable Antiquities Scheme finds: HAMP-BEF8A3 and SF-33A363.

Class: End cap

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 10 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3.37 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th November 2005 - Sunday 1st January 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2006-7-2

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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