Accession No
TEMP.01845
Description
Knife with bone handle and iron blade. The hollow bone handle is flat with rounded sides, decorated with incised cross-hatching and incised bands with ring and dot motifs on either side of the cross-hatching. The blade has a heel and holster, with a single edge ending in a point; the top flat edge curves down to meet the bottom sharp edge at the point. The surfaces of the blade are corroded.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01845
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
125mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Small knife with iron blade and bone handle decorated with ring and dot motif and cross-hatching.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Knife with bone handle and iron blade. The hollow bone handle is flat with rounded sides, decorated with incised cross-hatching and incised bands with ring and dot motifs on either side of the cross-hatching. The blade has a heel and holster, with a single edge ending in a point; the top flat edge curves down to meet the bottom sharp edge at the point. The surfaces of the blade are corroded.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:298778
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