Accession No
1953.198.1
Description
Iron knife in two halves with curved back and straight cutting edge. Mineralised wood on tang.
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
1953.198.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Mineralised wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1953.198[.1-3]: Broken single edged iron knife. Small bronze shoe tag and sherd of grey ware
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Grave 22.
Collected by: Cambridge Archaeological Field Club.
See catalogue card for sketch of shoe tag
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)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: 'Knife broken into two pieces.'
Event Date 16/10/2000
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Iron knife in two halves with curved back and straight cutting edge. Mineralised wood on tang.
Event Date 21/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:16163
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