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KNIFE
Unique ID: SF-B852E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy knife of Bronze Age date. The knife is tanged and has a flat midrib. It has a flattened lozenge shape in section which is broader at the tang terminal, the tip of which is missing due to old breaks. The edges are less worn here than down the blade edges. There are patches of wear and some corrosion on the blade surfaces, and the lower terminal is also incomplete. The knife measures 64.84mm in surviving length, 8.22mm in width across the tang, 13.37mm in width acrodd the centre, and 9.38mm in width at its broken blade terminal. It varies in thickness between 2.5mm and 2.98mm. It weighs 11.42g.
Dr Pendleton considers that this knife is unusual in being exceptionally small and narrow, and suggests that it may have been re-used from a larger blade.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 64.84 mm
Weight: 11.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Nettlestead
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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