Accession No

Z 16368.4


Description

Part of an iron knife, possibly a folding knife. Piece of iron with one straight edge and one slightly curved edge. Tapers to a point at one end and is rounded and thicker at the other, possibly to pieces of iron attached together.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Soham


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]; Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]; Leaf, C. S. [excavator] 


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 16368.4


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

75mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 16368 [.4-6]: '3 pieces of iron'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1933). 'Anglo-Saxon Burials at Soham, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 33. pp 152-163
Event Date 1933
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Part of an iron knife, possibly a folding knife. Piece of iron with one straight edge and one slightly curved edge. Tapers to a point at one end and is rounded and thicker at the other, possibly to pieces of iron attached together.
Event Date 21/4/2021
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:19588

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