Accession No

1979.434 B


Description

Iron knife blade with part of tang intact and missing point. Curved cutting edge and straight back; short, angular choil and sloping shoulder. Associated with 1979.434 A.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm


Period

Roman


Source

Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1979.434 B; D 11 5 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

97mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1979.434 [A-B]: 'Pieces of a tanged iron knife with cylindrical bone handle.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
X-ray [2:96] is associated with this object. Analysis date and results are unknown.
Event Date
Author: Jane Pettitt


Context (Field collection)
AR.II D11, knife from 4, part of blade from 5
Event Date 1965
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (Field collection)
Site AR II, Manor Farm, excavated by John Alexander, 1965-66. Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations, 1965-1969 (Event no. ECB359). See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41). See also Excavations at Manor Farm Arbury Road, 1951-1952 (Event no. ECB556).
Event Date 1965
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1966). ‘Arbury Road Cambridge 1956-66: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sites AR I, II, III, IV and V’. Unpublished report.
Event Date 1966
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Context (Related Documents)
Excavated by Alexander.Dr.John in 1965-7.
Deposit: DX Top
plan of site sent to paper archive - 4/12/2000.
Event Date 2000
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Iron knife blade with part of tang intact and missing point. Curved cutting edge and straight back; short, angular choil and sloping shoulder. Associated with 1979.434 A.
Event Date 5/8/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:292950

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