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KNIFE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-57576C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy late Medieval (c. 14th-16th century) shoulder bolster from a whittle-tang knife. The trapezoidal object is sub-ovoid in section. On one side is a slot to accommodate the blade and on the other is a rectangular hole for the tang. The shoulder bolster measures 15.66 mm in length, 15.55 mm width and thickness 10.96 mm. Its weight is 8.91 grams. The condition is good with an even, light green patina and calcified concretions in places.
A close parallel can be seen in Read 2001, Vol. 1, No. 646, which is consistent to the dating suggested above. Also cf. PAS database records, SUSS-152E86, NLM-F4CBB5.
Class: Shoulder Bolster
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.66 mm
Width: 15.55 mm
Thickness: 10.96 mm
Weight: 8.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: a catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | No. 646 |
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