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KNIFE
Unique ID: NMS-D6E051
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy knife end cap of ovoid cross-section, with remains of end of the iron scale tang in a slot at one end. Decoration consists of a pair of longitudinal grooves at the top and the base linked by grooves at both ends and an engraved saltire on both sides. There is an engraved cross on a saltire at the proximal end. Length 13mm. Width 10mm. Thickness 9mm. Depth of slot 4mm. 16th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th September 2012 - Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: XXX
Other reference: AHS092012
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: FRESSINGFIELD
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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