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LOT 1720

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

MEDIEVAL 'THAMES' IRON KNIFE WITH BONE HANDLE
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (24 grams, 17.5 cm).

Blade with single cutting edge and punched motifs to spine near the neck; bolster displaying engraved panels to both faces; shaped handle with sub-triangular cross-section. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.

CONDITION
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