Accession No
1948.1357
Description
A narrow iron knife with shoulder, choil and tang. Straight blade back and curved cutting edge.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Little Wilbraham; Streetway Hill
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1357; 34
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
137mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten tag attached to object reads: 'L W ? 34'
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Labels & Markings)
Small typed label affixed to objects reads: '34'
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Field collection)
Grave 34, with an iron shield boss spear and chisel and with 9 beads. Excavated in 1851.
Event Date 1851
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (1852). Saxon Obsequies: Illustrated by Ornaments and Weapons Discovered by the Hon. RC Neville, in a Cemetery Near Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, During the Autumn of 1851. J. Murray. (possibly illustrated)
Event Date 1852
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Related Documents)
See catalogue card for drawing.
Event Date 1948
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
Knife. Tang and Blade
Event Date 25/3/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A narrow iron knife with shoulder, choil and tang. Straight blade back and curved cutting edge.
Event Date 17/12/2020
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:15873
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