Iron 'large' knife or short seax, with sheath remains

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posted on 2021-10-27, 15:31 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow

Iron scrmaseax with trace of sheath at top of blade. Length 30.5cm (12 inches)Known from Payne 1892a, 36: 'Seax or War-knife, length 12 in'. From Sarre or Bifrons. – B.B.

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Grave ID

Sarre Grave Unk

Object ID

KAS645

Catalogue Number

KAS 645

Material

Iron (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; iron) (Antiquarian Material; N/A)

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seax, knife (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; Scramaseax sheath) (Antiquarian Keyword; N/A)

Status

unidentified

Category ID

knife

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Keywords

seax knife Sarre Grave Unk Archaeology

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CC BY-NC 4.0

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