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KNIFE

Unique ID: NMS-5F0806

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy shoulder bolster from a medieval to post-medieval whittle-tang knife. Length 20mm, width 12mm, thickness 6.5mm. The tang aperture measures 8.5 x 4.5mm. Cf. Read 2016, no. 645. Mid 14th - 16th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th June 2018 - Wednesday 12th September 2018

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 37489
Other reference: AMD092018

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Hevingham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG2122
Four figure Latitude: 52.75039921
Four figure longitude: 1.27317066
1:25K map: TG2122
1:10K map: TG22SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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