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KNIFE
Unique ID: LVPL-86C822
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy, possible end cap from a scale tang knife, probably of Medieval to Post Medieval dating (13th to 18th Centuries AD).
The end cap is circular in plan, and semi circular in cross section. It consists of a hollow cast copper alloy ball, with an attachment hole on the underside. The hole is circular in plan. The hole has an internal diameter of 3.39mm.
It is a mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion in a few places has removed the original surface, so it is hard to determine the original function.
It measures 13.65mm in height and has a diameter of 14.58mm. It weighs 5.5 grams.
The artefact displays similar characteristics as other recorded knife end caps, but due to the abrasion, it is hard to confirm and parallel the identification. It is possible that it could be half of a cast copper alloy bead, but the back of the artefact does not look broken.
Class: end cap
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 13.65 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Diameter: 14.58 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Downholland
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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