Record ID: DUR-9645D1
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy knife stop dating to the Medieval period. The stop is in the shape of a bird, possibly a parrot. The decoration is on both sides and includes a perforation for the eye of the bird and an open beak. Red colouring has been used to create the feather decoration. The object is hollow inside and there is a perforation where the body of the bird would have been. Directly opposite this is another perforation at the top of the head of the bird, this measures 10.02mm in length. Overall the object weighs 63.8g and measures 33.40 in width, 25.37mm in height and the perforation is …
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Record ID: DUR-225DF7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman knife handle in three-dimensional form of Minerva. On the back of the head, the crest of the helmet is still visible but it does not continue all the way to the front. It is just a bust and finishes at the waist. There is a slight rise for the breasts and a slight expansion at the waist. The face is very worn and facial features are not visible. The base is straight edged where the missing iron blade would have been attached. None of the blade remains but there are traces of iron corrosion in particular on the reverse. There is a crack on the figure's rig…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Record ID: DUR-585604
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy knife stop, Post Medieval in date. The sub-rectangular stop has a rectangular slot on the underside with the remains of an iron scale tang inside. At the top of the stop is an integral suspension loop. The shape is symmetrical on both faces consisting of two rounded 'petals' below the suspension loop narrowing to a rectangular base.
Created on: Monday 25th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D08B85
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman knife handle, probably from a toilet knife. It is in the form of a female figure, comprising the torso down to the waist. She is facing forward and all the detail seems to have been cast integrally. The head is rounded but the body is flat on the reverse. The hair is quite like that on figurines of Diana with an elaborate arrangement and gathered into a kind of double-bow on top of the head. The hair is picked out with small cresents in vertical lines running from the top of the head to the neck, all around the head. She has pointed oval eyes and a s…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-700E98
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy knife end-cap of post-medieval date. It is sub-rectangular and flat with a rounded upper edge, and narrows slightly towards the broken end. The broken end has a thin protrusion which presumably would have attached this part to the rest of the handle. It is an openwork design with a thin strip down the centre and possibly a double-headed eagle in the middle below a small incomplete cross. Both faces of the object are decorated with what appears to be foliate style design but this is unclear due to corrosion and wear. There are several similar examples on the PAS…
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-005091
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Post Medieval rectangular knife stop. It is sub-rectangular in plan and has a central linear groove running the length of the object. There are traces of a red substance on the upper and lower faces which could be enamel but there is no discernible pattern. The knife stop is dark green with irregular patches. The item had been coated in olive oil which gave it the shiny patina noticeable on the image.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-001BE1
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Post Medieval knife stop. In plan there is a square section which has a T-shaped extension above. The lower square section has a thin iron strip at the base which has broken which would have attached the knife stop to the handle. The object is very worn but it appears that the horizontal terminals of the T-shaped section could be zoomorphic. It is two animals heads facing outwards with mouths slightly open. The object is quite worn and corroded making details difficult to see.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-850CB6
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze socketed axe from the early Ewart Park phase, Thorndon type. Dating to c.950-750 BC, Needham Period 7, Burgess Metalworking Stage XII. The blade is bent. It narrows towards the point which is rounded. At its widest it is 21.23mm and its narrowest is 8.88mm. The blade has a raised mid-rib on both sides running the whole length. The socket is oval in cross-section and has a circular hole through two opposite sides near the top. Diameter of socket is 22.33 x 16.25mm.
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-FFCFF1
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy knife handle in the form of a horses head from the Roman period. The head is bent so that it touches the neck. It stands at 20mm high and is 20.5mm wide. The mane stands above the neck and the hair is picked out by grooved slightly S-shaped lines all the way down. The eye is a circular hollow. The teeth appear bared and the nostril is a circular hollow above the mouth. It has the same design on both faces. It is broken at the base with an uneven line. This is where it would have fitted into the handle of the knife. This is just the decorative terminal.
Created on: Sunday 17th May 2009
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2012
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Record ID: LVPL-D462A7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dagger quillon. It is late Medieval in date, probably from the 14/15th century. It is curved and narrows towards each end. There is a central rectangular hole where it would have slotted onto the hilt. The reverse is hollow with raised sides. The front is flat. Quillon daggers date from the 13th century onwards but the curved quillons did not develop until later on.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-D41E32
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast hilt plate for a whittle tang knife. Post-medieval in date. It is sub-rectangular in plan with rounded ends. It narrows slightly in the middle and at this point there is a triangular protrusion on each side. There is a triangular preforation in the centre of the hilt plate for the knife blade. There are 2 rivet holes, one at each end of the perforation. The plate is curved in order to fit onto a handle.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-1D5CE4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy object. Possibly a small hilt from a knife. It is a linear object with rounded ends. There is a widening almost half way along where there is a central perforation. It is very small for a hilt and is not completely symmetrical which may suggest it is not a hilt but this seems the best explanation. The surface is not the original surface, it is very dark and so little detail can be seen on it.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-92BA38
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy circular hilt plate from the late Medieval period. It is slightly concave and has a triangular perforation in the centre. It is an hilt plate for a whittle tang knife. A similar exaple can be seen in the Norwich excavation report, p127/8 (1993).
Created on: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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