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Grimbosq (Calvados) Knife 11th century |
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Grimbosq (Calvados) Knife 11th century |
The knife in iron presents a wide blade whose quadrangular section tang is bounded by a damascened collar in brass. The slightly concave back of the blade which is cutting at the point probably indicates its use as a hunting weapon.
Dimensions of the object
L. 157 mm ; l. 33 mmBibliography
- Decaëns, J, La Motte d'Olivet à Grimbosq (Calvados), résidence seigneuriale du XIe s. - Archéologie médiévale, XI, 1981, p. 167-201Location
Musée de Normandie, Caen, Calvados
D. 85 6 151, Dépôt D.R.A.C. de Basse-Normandie