Accession No

2007.456 I.1


Description

Small iron knife with a straight back angling towards the tip, a blade of triangular cross-section, and a short tang of rectangular cross-section.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Little Paxton


Period

Late Anglo Saxon 9th century 10th century 11th century


Source

Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2007.456 I.1; LP62 [excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Iron


Local Term


Measurements

105mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1961-1962.
Event Date 1961
Author: Annie McKay


Context (References)
Addyman, P. V. (1969). 'Late Saxon settlements in the St. Neots area. II. The Little Paxton settlements and enclosures'. PCAS LXII. p. 86, Fig. 16.3.
Event Date 1969
Author: Annie McKay


Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.456 I[.1-5]: 'LP61 + LP62 (Box 1) containing iron.'
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay


Context (Acquisition Details)
Excavated in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum by Peter Addyman.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay


Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.456 I[.1-5]: 'Five iron objects consisting of a domed plate, two knives, a double hook and a pin. The domed plate is badly corroded and fragmentary. One knife is badly corroded and actively deteriorating. The double hook is complete but corroded, with evidence of some attempt at moulding and finishing.'
Event Date 13/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay


Description (Physical description)
Small iron knife with a straight back angling towards the tip, a blade of triangular cross-section, and a short tang of rectangular cross-section.
Event Date 5/9/2023
Author: Esther Laver


FM:280908

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