Accession No
1922.799
Description
Iron sword or dagger with fan-shaped nagel and bifid handle with bone scales. Single edged, full flat ground blade with flat back; fan-shaped nagel projects at a right-angel from one side of blade base above handle; top edge of nagel incised with evenly spaced slanted lines. Handle is formed of two bone scales pinned to a full tang; handle has an unusual bifid form with two diverging curved ends; one side of handle’s surface features five ring and dot decorations. Transverse break across blade, point is missing.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles; ?England
Period
?Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Ambrose, Cole [collector and vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.799
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Bone
Local Term
Measurements
335mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Knife or dagger with iron stop. Handle of ivory decorated with dot and circle pattern
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron sword or dagger with fan-shaped nagel and bifid handle with bone scales. Single edged, full flat ground blade with flat back; fan-shaped nagel projects at a right-angel from one side of blade base above handle; top edge of nagel incised with evenly spaced slanted lines. Handle is formed of two bone scales pinned to a full tang; handle has an unusual bifid form with two diverging curved ends; one side of handle’s surface features five ring and dot decorations. Transverse break across blade, point is missing.
Event Date 15/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:45219
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