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LOT 1497
Saxon Iron Artefact Collection
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 - 15 in. (708 grams total, 8.7-38 cm).
Comprising a straight cutting edge battle knife with a short tang; a shorter slender cutting edge battle knife with long tang; three small hunting knives; an iron ring and a possible javelin head. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Carver, M., Sutton Hoo, A Seventh-Century princely burial ground and its context, figs.94, 97, 103, 118, for similar knives.
Footnotes
Battle knives are common in 6th -7th century Anglo-Saxon graves. They were, when not used, kept in their sheath and suspended from the belt by a detachable strap with a buckle.
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