Record ID: BH-63EBE7
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy dagger dating to the later Middle or earlier Late Bronze Age, probably 13th-12th century BC. The fragment comprises a small portion of the blade and the tang. The blade is missing its tip but is lentoidal in section. The edges of the blade are either missing or heavily corroded. The tang extends from the blade and is approximately trapezoidal in plan. The remains of a hemispherical section rib are visible on both the upper and lower surfaces of the tang. The fragment measures 49mm in length, a maximum of 25mm in width and a maximum of 7mm in thickness. …
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2018
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Record ID: BH-2DF409
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy dagger, possibly dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (1300 to 1150 BC). The dagger possesses a lentoidal-section tang which is rectangular in form and expands and flattens to form a rounded terminal. Extending from both the upper and lower surfaces of the tang are small, semi-circular projections measuring 14mm in length and 1mm in width. These projections would have helped secure a handle to the dagger. The tang expands to form the blade which is lentoidal in section and gently tapers to a point, now broken. It measures 180mm in length, the blade has a maximum widt…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: NCL-093B77
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Bronze Age copper tanged dagger associated with the Beaker period (2500-2150 BC). The blade, which is triangular in plan, is very thin and flat. The cutting edge is concave and the tip of the knife is rounded and slightly damaged. The tang is flat in section, plain and has hammered flanges. This dagger is similar to examples found during the excavation of barrows at Mere, Wiltshire and Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire (Gerloff 1975, 28-29 nos. 6-7 Pl. 1).
Created on: Thursday 11th September 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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