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Early Medieval iron knife blade
Very small tanged knife. The shoulders at the junction of the tang and blade are weak. The back of the blade curves slightly to the tip. The edge is very little hollowed by whetting. The shortness of the blade makes the tang seem disproportionately long.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/B.1
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Cut VI w, Layer 1. Context C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
Measurements
length / mm:81
width / mm:12.5
thickness / mm:2
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