seax
- Museum number
- 1883,1212.1
- Description
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Iron seax with a straight cutting-edge and angled back. The blade is pattern-welded and has three incised parallel grooves along to the top of each side. The point is long and sharp, and both point and tang are complete.
- Production date
- 9thC-10thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 670 millimetres (blade)
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Length: 142 millimetres (tang)
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Thickness: 7.50 millimetres (blade)
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Width: 40 millimetres (blade)
- Curator's comments
- The seax is depicted on the village sign of Little Bealings, Suffolk.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1883
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1883,1212.1