Razor

Unique ID: NCL-E94708

Object type certainty: Certain

A cast copper-alloy Piggott class 1 razor of the Bronze Age.

The razor is leaf-shaped in plan with a square-ended tang. There is a slight mid-rib from the base of the razor the disappears as it approaches the tip. There is no perforation on the tang.

Class: Class I

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Dimensions and weight

Length: 36.28 mm
Width: 13.55 mm
Thickness: 2.46 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Parish: North Dalton

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE9451
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 29th May 2008
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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