Accession No

1923.1322 H


Description

Iron knife with narrow blade and stick tang. Straight blade back leading directly to straight handle; sloping choil; blade thinner along cutting edge and thicker along blade back. Faceted handle flaring towards pointed butt with protruding rounded decorative knob. Tip of blade and most of cutting edge missing.


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 H


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

163mm


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


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: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Iron knife with narrow blade and stick tang. Straight blade back leading directly to straight handle; sloping choil; blade thinner along cutting edge and thicker along blade back. Faceted handle flaring towards pointed butt with protruding rounded decorative knob. Tip of blade and most of cutting edge missing.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:305827

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