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KNIFE
Unique ID: IOW-EE4233
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy knife terminal or end-cap from a scale-tang knife (c. 1500-c. 1600).
The cap is almost symmetrical, sub-oval in cross-section at the base and pointed oval at the top. At the base a slot for the missing tang measures 10.5mm in length, 2.4mm in depth and 1.4mm in width. This cap is in the form of two opposing human heads facing outwards. The heads are slightly different, both heads have similar facial features but one is slightly taller and has a 'crest' at the rear of the head.
The object has a coarse surface and is reddish brown with traces of a dark green patina in the crevices between the heads and under the chins.
It has been suggested by the finder that the heads are representative of a king and queen.
Height: 15.8mm; width: 14.9mm; thickness: 6.9mm. Weight: 6.67g.
Class: End-cap
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 15.8 mm
Width: 14.9 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm
Weight: 6.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th August 2017 - Sunday 20th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-2-179
Materials and construction
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.
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