Record ID: PAS-8B52C6
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object of Bronze Age date: probably a small tanged knife dating from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1000-850 BC). The object now has a sub-trapezoidal form, being rounded at the blade tip, and tapering gradually towards it. At the attachment end the object becomes waisted and narrowed, indicative of a tanged handle. However, all of the sides of the artefact are abraded, with a number of significant notched removals. In cross-section the object is the shape of a very flat pointed oval. The surface is pitted on both surfaces. The object measures 60.4 by 20.1 by 2.6mm and…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2016
Spatial data recorded.