Accession No
1896.46.6
Description
Fragment of an iron knife with broad, straight blade back and curved cutting edge. Blade is slightly bent with fragments missing from cutting edge. Shoulder, choil and tang missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Tuddenham
Period
?Anglo Saxon ?Medieval
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [monetary donor]; Morley [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1896.46.6; MAA: AR 1896.413
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1896.46[.2-7]: 'Small iron knives'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased from Morley for 7/6.
Event Date 1896
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (Found together / assemblage)
According to the Annual Report, 1896.46-1896.48 were found together in January 1896.
Event Date 1/1896
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (References)
Kennett, David H. (1977) 'The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Tuddenham, Suffolk.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 67. pp. 39-62, no. 42, Fig. 6
Event Date 1977
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (References)
West, Stanley. (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. East Anglian Archaeology, EAA 84. pp. 33-35
Event Date 1998
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of an iron knife with broad, straight blade back and curved cutting edge. Blade is slightly bent with fragments missing from cutting edge. Shoulder, choil and tang missing.
Event Date 10/5/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:291548
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