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Description: | An incomplete iron knife of uncertain date. The blade is curved in shape with a convex cutting edge and a flat, straight back. The cutting edge curves upwards to meet the back at a rounded tip that is now missing due to old breaks. A short section of the tang extends from the top back edge of the blade. This is oval in section and measures 9.35mm in height, 6.95mm in width, and 16.96mm in length. The entire object is heavily corroded and rusted and has a slight bend half way down its length due to post-depositional damage. It measures 110.20mm in total length, 33.88mm in height, 6.39mm in thickness, and weighs 45.68g. The date of this knife remains uncertain. Similar shaped blades are noted in a variety of contexts on the PAS database ranging from the Iron Age and Roman (WMID-A2FE55) through the Medieval and Post-Medieval periods (SUSS-926302, WMID-97C476). Margeson also records a similar shaped blade from Post-Medieval contexts in Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 799). It is probable that this knife is of later Medieval to Post-Medieval or Modern date, although an earlie date cannot immediately be ruled out.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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