Accession No
1923.1322 E
Description
Handle of knife with stick tang. Blade has rounded or sloping choil and no shoulder. Bolster with circular cross-section forms part of handle. Bone handle has circular cross-section, three longitudinal circular rivets and incised spiral decoration, flaring to flat butt with protruding decorative knob.
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 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Bone
Local Term
Measurements
175mm
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
Context (Analysis)
Accession Register for 1923.1322 A-L reads: 'Medieval or later.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Handle of knife with stick tang. Blade has rounded or sloping choil and no shoulder. Bolster with circular cross-section forms part of handle. Bone handle has circular cross-section, three longitudinal circular rivets and incised spiral decoration, flaring to flat butt with protruding decorative knob.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:305823
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