Accession No

1980.1026


Description

Iron knife with a tang, angular shoulder and choil, curved blade back, straight cutting edge and pointed tip. Corroded.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Little Wilbraham; Streetway Hill


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Hyde-Smith, B. C. (Mrs) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1980.1026; MAA: 80-38 [conservation lab no]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

136mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Anglo Saxon cemetery
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
See archive GO3/33/2 for drawings of ironwork prior to treatment.
Event Date 1980
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Kate Sutton: 'Tanged'.
Event Date 23/03/2001
Author: maa


Conservation ()
80.38 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with a tang, angular shoulder and choil, curved blade back, straight cutting edge and pointed tip. Corroded.
Event Date 14/12/2020
Author: Jane Pettitt


FM:19280

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