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Early Medieval iron knife blade
Large knife with straight back; fairly strong shoulders, blade much reduced by whetting.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/B.6
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 6; Cut XXIII, Layer 7. Context A/O A: Powdery soil, usually light in colour with some stone, much bone, charcoal flecking. O: A spread of Ash and charcoal on the old ground surface, sometimes associated with built hearths.
Measurements
length / mm:129
width / mm:20
thickness / mm:3
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