Possible Knife End-Cap (NARC-D16C22)

A possible cast copper-alloy knife end-cap found near Geddington, Northamptonshire

A cast copper alloy object with Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic decoration resembling an end-cap from a knife or dagger handle. It has been suggested that the decoration is, in fact, Viking Jelling-style decoration from the tenth century.

Object Type

Knife

Date

circa 900 — 1000

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, Jellinge, knife_handle, Northamptonshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme