Accession No
TEMP.01900
Description
Slim iron knife with pointed tip and straight spine. Thin handle with two short scales of antler or bone fixed with two rivets each on the sides of the knife close to the heel, and two longer scales of antler or bone on top and bottom of the handle towards the butt fixed with three rivets each. Butt decorated by onion-shaped knob.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01900
Cultural Affliation
Material
Iron; Metal; Bone
Local Term
Measurements
193mm
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: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
Slim iron knife with pointed tip and straight spine. Thin handle with two short scales of antler or bone fixed with two rivets each on the sides of the knife close to the heel, and two longer scales of antler or bone on top and bottom of the handle towards the butt fixed with three rivets each. Butt decorated by onion-shaped knob.
Event Date 29/7/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:299078
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