Record ID: WILT-6B44B7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy knife hilt plate, dating to the medieval period AD 1100- AD 1400. The hilt is oval in shape and is rather flat. Originally, there would of have been a central tang hole, where the blade would have fed through. But presently, the perforation is filled with the fragment of the blade, which is heavily corroded. The diameter is 14.81mm, the height is 5.18mm, and the weight is 1.83g. Two similar examples can be found in Read (2001) "Metal Artefacts of Antiquity" page 88 Nos 642 and 644. According to Read (2001) these types of knife hilt plates would have…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Waldingfield', grid reference and parish protected.