EXAMINATION OF METALWORK FROM CASTLE MALL, NORWICH
Author(s): Sarah Paynter, Jacqui Watson
Report on a selected group of ironwork which had non-ferrous metal and visible organic material preserved. The objects comprise twelve knives, two arrow heads, a sword hilt and a punch which came from refuse pits and wells from this medieval site, dating between 14th-16th centuries. The knives are particularly interesting as originally most had highly decorated handles made from precious materials such as ivory and mother-of-pearl, as well as wood or bone, attached to the iron tang with non-ferrous metal rivets, shoulder and end-plates. The report is illustrated with digital images of the X-radiographs and electron micrographs of some organic material.
- Report Number:
- 29/2001
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Copper Alloy Iron Lead Mineral Preserved Organic
