Accession No
1953.188.1
Description
Iron knife with sloping shoulder and no choil; broken tang. Curved back and straight cutting edge; tip missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Melbourn
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Cambridge Archaeological Field Club [donor]; Wilson, David Mackenzie [excavator]; Erskine, R. [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1953.188.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
146mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description of 1953.188[.1-2]: 'Iron knife and sherd of red ware'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Grave 10.
Collected by: Cambridge Archaeological Field Club
Event Date 1952
Author: maa
Context (References)
(Bib): 1956. Wilson, D.M. The Initial Excavations of an Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol XLIX. pp. 29-41.
Event Date 1956
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with sloping shoulder and no choil; broken tang. Curved back and straight cutting edge; tip missing.
Event Date 23/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:16124
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