Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

2945 SF LWC 3434(C), J1106 F367. Pit. Period 4. Two fragments of a blade
with straight edge and gently curving back. The tip and tang are
missing. Length 78.0 mm. maximum width 25.0 mm.
2946 SF LWC 3428(C), J1212. Occupation. Period 2. Two fragments of a blade
with straight edge and gently curving back. The tip and tang are
missing. Length 78.0 mm. maximum width 26.5 mm.
2948 SF LWC 3583(C), J1551. Make-up. redeposited Period 2 demolition.
Period 3. Two fragments of a ?blade.
2950a SF IRE 13(C), F15. Grave deposit (on chest), 3rd- to 4th-century
inhumation. A small iron knife in two fragments. The handle thickens
at the terminal and may end in a suspension loop (as Fig 113. 2944), Ho
bone or wooden plates survive from the handle. but it is possible that
originally there was a grip of some kind. The back of the blade is
straight. the edge is short and straight. The length of the blade seems
out of proportion to its breadth. and part may therefore be missing.
The knife was wrapped in textile. fragments of which adhere to both blade
and handle. Length 110.0 mm (including handle), Maximum width of blade
32.0 mm. An iron knife wrapped in textile was found in a 4th-century
inhumation at Butt Road (Fig 113. 2950),
2951 SF COC 192. 891 F332. Pit. Period 3. A fragment of a leaf-shaped
?blade. Length 80.5 mm. maximum width 19.5 mm.
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