Medieval Iron Artefact Group

14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 - 9 1/2 in. (1.75 kg total, 11-24 cm).

Comprising small scythes and knife blades of various types. [49, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Cowgill, J. et al., Knives and Scabbards. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, London, 1987, figs.76, 118, 139, for similar 14th-15th century A.D. examples of knives.

Footnotes

A variety of 14th and 15th century forms of knives are represented here including several with stepped backs. In the 14th century the blades of the knives became to be longer and thinner and frequently marked.

CONDITION

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