Record ID: NCL-35C411 - BRONZE AGE dirk

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Dirk

Unique ID: NCL-35C411

Object type certainty: Certain

A cast bronze dirk of the middle Bronze Age.

The dirk is incomplete, with breakage at the butt, obscuring the number of perforations for rivets, of which only one is clear.

In section, the dirk is lozenge shaped. The blade has a central midrib that is more pronounced on one face than the other. From the shoulder, the blade edges taper slightly until a distance of 40-50mm from the tip, when the edge angles more sharply to the tip.

The slight irregularities of the edges and asymmetry of the edges closest to the tip indicate that the dirk was resharpened on a number of occasions.

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]
Date from: Circa 1700 BC
Date to: Circa 1300 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 218 mm
Width: 43.95 mm
Thickness: 5.21 mm
Weight: 136.1 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Tynedale

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1995

Personal details

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

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