Accession No
1934.860.6
Description
Iron knife with straight blade back curving towards tip, leading to obtuse-angled shoulder, then tapering tang; distorted in shape. Slight choil leading to straight cutting edge. Tip of blade missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barrington; Hooper's Field
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Griffith, Arthur Foster [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1934.860.6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
118mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Hooper's Field (Barrington B) cemetery
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue Card for 1934.860[.1-10] reads: 'Ten small one-edged iron knives, or scramasaxes.'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (References)
Lethbridge, Thomas C. and O’Reilly, Maureen. (1935). ‘Archaeological Notes: The Griffith Collection’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 35. pp. 141-146
Event Date 1935
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with straight blade back curving towards tip, leading to obtuse-angled shoulder, then tapering tang; distorted in shape. Slight choil leading to straight cutting edge. Tip of blade missing.
Event Date 27/4/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:291130
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