Accession No

1934.1250


Description

Iron knife with narrow blade and long tang. Shallow, sloping shoulder. Choil and cutting edge missing.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; St Neots; Hall Place


Period

Anglo Saxon


Source

Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1934.1250


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

115mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Single edged blade, scramasax shape with long tang
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Hut VIII. Excavated by Charles Frederick Tebbutt in June 1932.
Event Date 6/1932
Author: maa


Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. and Tebbutt, Charles F. (1933). 'Huts of the Anglo-Saxon Period: II. Late Saxon Huts at St Neots' in Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol. XXXIII, pp. 137-151 
Event Date 1933
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with narrow blade and long tang. Shallow, sloping shoulder. Choil and cutting edge missing.
Event Date 11/5/2021
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:24957

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