Accession No
1977.792 A
Description
Iron leatherworking knife. Broad blade with symmetrical shoulder and pointed, bent tang. Straight edged on one side, curved on the other.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Huntingdonshire; Wintringham
Period
Medieval
Source
Department of the Environment [donor]; Beresford, Guy [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1977.792 A; 13 [Excavation no.]; M110 [Excavation no.]; XB1243 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
119mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1977.792 A-G: 'Metal; Iron Knife; tool.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1971-1972 by Guy Beresford, Deserted Medieval Village Research Group, in association with the Department of the Environment.
Find spots; A=M110.13, XB1243
Event Date 1971
Author: maa
Context (References)
Beresford, Guy. (1977). ‘Excavation of a Moated House at Wintringham in Huntingdonshire.’ Archaeological Journal, 134. pp. 194-286. Fig. 46.60.
Event Date 1977
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Iron leatherworking knife. Broad blade with symmetrical shoulder and pointed, bent tang. Straight edged on one side, curved on the other.
Event Date 3/2/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:24949
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