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KNIFE
Unique ID: WAW-0A35CF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval (16th century) knife cap terminal: copper alloy terminal in plan is an asymmetrical cross with one terminal being an incomplete circular loop. Each face is decorated with a saltire. The opposite terminal has a slot which is filled with traces of an iron tag. The surface of the knife cap is abraded. In length the knife cap is 16.57mm, 12.51mm wide and 6.24mm thick. It weighs 4g.
End-caps such as this example are dated to the 16th century (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished).
Class: 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: 16.57 mm
Width: 12.51 mm
Thickness: 6.24 mm
Weight: 4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th March 2014 - Wednesday 7th May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Lower Sapey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7160
Four figure Latitude: 52.23742043
Four figure longitude: -2.42608746
1:25K map: SO7160
1:10K map: SO76SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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