Accession No
1923.1322 B
Description
Iron knife with narrow blade and stick tang. Squared shoulder; rounded choil; blade thinner along cutting edge and thicker along slightly curved blade back. Straight bolster with circular cross-section; straight wooden handle with incised copper alloy ferrule, flaring towards rounded end with a protruding round-headed decorative knob. Cutting edge and tip of blade chipped; most of wooden handle remains.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Norfolk; River Little Ouse
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
Gathercole, George [vendor]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.1322 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Copper Alloy; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
208mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1923.1322 A-L: 'Seven knives. One has wooden handle decorated with incised spiral shapes. A, F, K, G + 3 others indistinguishable.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Dredged from Ouse
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'Lt. Ouse. R.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Analysis)
Accession Register for 1923.1322 A-L reads: 'Medieval or later.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with narrow blade and stick tang. Squared shoulder; rounded choil; blade thinner along cutting edge and thicker along slightly curved blade back. Straight bolster with circular cross-section; straight wooden handle with incised copper alloy ferrule, flaring towards rounded end with a protruding round-headed decorative knob. Cutting edge and tip of blade chipped; most of wooden handle remains.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:305821
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