Knife handle

This silver knife handle was one of several items discovered under the floorboards of an ancient house in Exeter. It would have been an expensive item and was probably a great loss to whoever dropped it.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
516/1987
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
Material
metalsilver
Common Name
knife handle
Simple Name
handle
Period Classification
Post Medieval (1500-1750)

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