LEIC-64C522: 64C522 medieval copper alloy knife handle

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Unique ID: LEIC-64C522

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval knife handle terminal, 18mm long, 12mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 5.62grams. The object is oval in section at its base and rectangular further up. It has a V shaped form made up of two merging rectangles and is decorated with an incised border on its outer edges. There is a trace of an iron blade protruding from the base.

Class: end cap

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 5.62 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ridlington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8402
Four figure Latitude: 52.609294
Four figure longitude: -0.760945
1:25K map: SK8402
1:10K map: SK80SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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