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KNIFE
Unique ID: LIN-D0C288
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy knife end-cap or stop. The cap is zoomorphic and in the form of a stylised animal's head, possibly imitating a heraldic emblem such as a bear or dog's head. The head is oval in plan and has three grooves along the top of the head. The eyes are concave, and the snout is open. A deep groove runs diagonally across each side of the head. A slot runs across the base of the knife, in which there are remains of iron corrosion.
Reference: A similar example can be seen on the database DOR-AED071
Date: Early Post-Medieval - 16th century
Class: end cap
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 6.67 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Freiston area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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