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KNIFE

Unique ID: KENT64

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

An inscribed rectangular knife handle, slightly thicker at end of handle, consisting of two copper alloy pieces on either side of an iron tang. The blade is absent. See also NMS-7AFE56 on this database.

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Class: handle
Inscription: he that doth a good knife lack by me I am steel unto the back

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 84 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1996

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Gravesham (District)
To be known as: KENT GRAVESEND

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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