Accession No
1927.698 A
Description
Iron scramasax with integral tang. Sharply angular back and curved cutting edge; pattern welded blade.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Wicken; Wicken Fen
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1927.698 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
40mm x 358mm Weight 0.1725kg
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads: Iron scramasax, length 14.1", an extremely fine specimen; associated with 1927.698 B
Event Date
Author: Peter Rooley
Description (Physical description)
Iron scramasax - an extremely fine specimen.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
According to Ridgeway, this scramasax and the knife (1927.698 B) were found together in Wicken Fen in 1895 (see Bib, Fig. 28).
Event Date 1895
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (References)
Ridgeway, W. (1931). The Early Age of Greece, Volume II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 509, Fig. 28
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron scramasax with integral tang. Sharply angular back and curved cutting edge; pattern welded blade.
Event Date 5/5/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:19558
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