Accession No
Z 11457
Description
Part of iron sword blade. Uneven edges with point at one end and bent at 45-degree angle at the other end, narrowing at tang. Fuller present between the point and the lower end. Maker's stamp on both sides.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Aldreth
Period
?Medieval
Source
Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 11457
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
285mm
Events
Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card notes: 'said on label to have portions of wooden lining of scabbard preserved (but not now apparent)'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Found in brown earth of Aldreth Causeway when digging foundations of new bridge.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Part of iron sword blade. Has a maker' s stamp.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One end bent to almost a right angle.
Event Date 20/8/2001
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Physical description)
Part of iron sword blade. Uneven edges with point at one end and bent at 45-degree angle at the other end, narrowing at tang. Fuller present between the point and the lower end. Maker's stamp on both sides.
Event Date 10/10/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:15782
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