Accession No
1927.698 B
Description
Single-sided iron knife with straight shoulder and choil. Straight back and slightly curved cutting edge; sharp point. Tang is short, rectangular in cross-section and tapering.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Wicken; Wicken Fen
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1927.698 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
23mm x 163mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Long, one edged, of usual Anglo Saxon type, a good specimen; Good
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
According to Ridgeway, this knife and the scramasax (1927.698 A) were found together in Wicken Fen in 1895 (see Bib, Fig. 28).
Event Date 1895
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card reads: "iron knife, 6.8' long, one-edged, of usual Anglo-Saxon type, also a good specimen. Associated with 1927.698 A"
Event Date 1927
Author: Peter Rooley
Context (References)
Ridgeway, W. (1931). Early Age of Greece, Volume II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 509, Fig. 28
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Single-sided iron knife with straight shoulder and choil. Straight back and slightly curved cutting edge; sharp point. Tang is short, rectangular in cross-section and tapering.
Event Date 18/3/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe
FM:19559
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