Record ID: PUBLIC-7E3134
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper-alloy anthropomorphic knife terminal. A knife stop or end-cap from a scale-tang knife. The figurative three dimensional end-cap is an anthropomorphic head on an oval cross-section plinth. The head is wearing a large pointed hood, suggestive of a cowl or hooded cloak worn by monks.  The long, thin face with pointed chin is looking up at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and has crudely engraved facial features. A long vertical ridge forms a nose, separating the two round recesses for eyes, one of which is higher than…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-F3F5FB
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy possible part of a knife bolster with an integral quillon.It has an oval-shaped body with a key-shaped aperture in the top and open at the bottom. The sides are straight and decorated on the long sides with two double diagonal lines of stamped triangles forming a truncated V-shape.Projection up and out from the narrow ends of the oval at the top are two arms of the integral quillon. They are trapeziodal in cross section and taper to stylised zoomorphic terminals. The terminals each have a two incised diagonal lines (perhaps the ears) forming a rea…
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-EE342D
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete sheet copper-alloy hilt-plate or end plate from a Medieval - Post Medieval whittle-tang knife or possibly a rove for a folded sheet rivet. The object is a piece of flat copper alloy sheet, quatrefoil in design with an off centre sub-rectangular slot through it. The slot has rounded ends. the object is folded and is a greyish green colour with no decoration. Date: Medieval to post Medieval Length: 23.24 mm Width (folded): 15.4 mm Thickness: 0.87 mm Weight; 1.82 g In  SOM-7123BC the author note: Such hilt-plates tend to be given a 15th- 17th century date, altho…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-78BEDB
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy quillon or guard, probably from a small dagger or knife date to the 13-15th century. The object has a flat elongated sub-ovate shape with a curved profile, one side is missing to a break. In the centre, is a small worn rectangular perforation measuring 5.37mm in length and 2.60mm in width. As complete, the perforation would have served as the slot through which the blade would have slotted into the grip. Date: Medieval Length: 27.9 mm Width: 16.23 mm Thickness: 0.62 mm Weight: 1.54 g
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-9E51FB
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable tanged knife. The top of the rectangular tang has a transverse break with the remnant of a single, circular attachment hole in the centre. The tang has a rectangular cross section. Below the tang, the blade narrows and thickens slightly and the sides curve inwards before flaring out again to a wide, tongue-shaped terminal. The body of the blade has a wide central mid-rib on both faces. The mid-rib is parallel sided and has a ridge along each edge and one at the centre. It runs from below the rectangular top part down to the rounded end.The blade has…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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Record ID: DOR-008A06
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy knife terminal. A knife stop or end-cap. A rectangular block with a one rounded end. At the rounded end is a rounded ridge across running across the thickness of the piece. At the squared end is a widthways groove where the tang of the missing blade was set. Along both of the long edges are deep rectangular slots, two on each side, offset from each other. There are also two transverse grooves on each face, decorated with a row of moulded pellets in the base of the recess. Date: Late Medieval to Post Medieval- c. 1550 - 1650 Dimensions: 24.54 mm x 10.12 mm x 6.54 mm …
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: DOR-EF2A70
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable flint knife or possibly a leaf-shaped arrowhead blank. A bifacialy worked flake tool made on a tertiary flake of mottled pale grey and off-white flint with a low-gloss patina. Thje flake is slightly curved and retains flake scar ridges on the dorsal face and the remnant of the bulb of percussion on the ventral face. It has been modified with semi-invasive, regular, sharpening retouch on three margins and around the two ends. One margin on one face retains the original flake edge. There is no evidence of systematic working to remove the bulb of percussion. suggesting this is…
Created on: Monday 27th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: WILT-74B9DB
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy knife cap, with section of iron tang, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1700. The terminal has an oval cross section a the base, with a rectangular slot to accomodate the iron tang of the knife. The terminal is moulded into a three dimensional depiction of a hand, clenched into a fist, protruding from a cuff. Length 19.3mm; Width 12.0mm; Thickness 9.8mm; weight 9.79g. cf. LEIC-C31877 and examples illustrated by Read (2001: 88).
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
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Record ID: DOR-0582F3
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy knife cap or stop. The stop is possibly moulded into a zoomorphic animal head, which has a tapered snout with probable brow ridge behind and a rounded rear. There are two deep recesses on both faces, largely infilled with a black material. Below the head, the body of the stop tapers into a neck before flaring out again into an irregular hexangonal sectioned base. On the underside of the base is a narrow slot running along the long axis. This contains traces of the iron tang of the knife blade. Ares of the surface of the stop retain traces of a probable bla…
Created on: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 13th September 2019
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Record ID: SOM-D4FCEA
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a complete copper alloy knife handle and the iron knife tang of post-medieval date, circa AD 1756 - 1763.The handle is comprised of two sub-rectangular strips of metal each broken at one end, one currently longer than the other. The missing end would have been the terminal of the handle, the remaining end would have been where the handle met the blade. At this end the plates are riveted together with a circular copper alloy rivet. Part of the iron knife blade and flat tang is retained by the rivet. This is presumably the remains of the knife blade. The plates are decorated alo…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherborne', grid reference and parish protected.