Accession No

1922.792


Description

Iron knife or dagger with tapering blade, squared shoulder and choil above a very slim tapering tang. Full flat ground blade with flat back; a longitudinal row of small ‘X’s inlaid with copper alloy runs along roughly two-thirds the length of one side of the blade, positioned just below the blade back.


Place

Europe; ?British Isles; ?England


Period

?Medieval


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Ambrose, Cole [collector and vendor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1922.792


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron; Copper Alloy


Local Term


Measurements

189mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Rectangular hand-written label adhered to object's surface, now illegible.
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Physical description)
Very thin bladed knife with extremely slender tang
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Iron knife or dagger with tapering blade, squared shoulder and choil above a very slim tapering tang. Full flat ground blade with flat back; a longitudinal row of small ‘X’s inlaid with copper alloy runs along roughly two-thirds the length of one side of the blade, positioned just below the blade back.
Event Date 14/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


FM:45217

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