Accession No
1923.328
Description
Handle of knife, made of bone with copper alloy finial. Handle decorated with incised lines; iron tang is mostly broken off and missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
?Medieval
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.328
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Iron; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
95mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Handle of knife, of bone and bronze. The knife and tang of iron.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register reads: 'Handle of knife.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Jodi Zhang
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Physical description)
Handle of knife, made of bone with copper alloy finial. Handle decorated with incised lines; iron tang is mostly broken off and missing.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:44987
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