Record ID: LVPL-D0846D
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Bronze Age dirk dating to c.BC 1500-1150. (Burgess and Gerloff’s Group IV). The dirk has a central blade that tapers to a point. It is triangle shaped in plan and lozenge shaped in section. The blade has a central thickening and is broken towards the end of the butt. It is not clear the break is intentional or post depositional damage. The edges of the blade have been dulled and damaged, creating an edge that has become serrated. The dirk has a green patina with areas that have blackened throughout the blade. Dimensions: Length 132.0mm, Width 24.5mm, Thicknes…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-55F121
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy middle Bronze Age Group II dirk with a low butt (Cats 139-5) (Burgess & Gerloff 1981, 6). The object corresponds to late Arreton to early Taunton range (1600-1350BC). This equates with a latest Early Bronze Age to early Middle Bronze Age date range and the likelihood is an Acton Park I or II currency of 1550-1400 BC. The butt end of the object is damaged and the edge eroded. The butt end measures 48.05mm in width and is 2.50mm thick. Two large circular rivets remain in-situ and measures 8.13mm in diameter with hammered flattened ends. One side of one rivet is exposed…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nercwys', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-34E545
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Two fragments of a cast dirk or rapier dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500/1400-1150 cal. BC). Descriptive catalogue Copper alloy dagger or rapier fragment. Sub-triangular shaped fragment; sides taper to a point, lozenge in section, with a central rib on both faces. The implement has been broken in antiquity; the entire object is covered with a dark green patina, with mounds and pits of corrosion. Weight: 14.6 g; Dimensions: Max Length: 45 mm, Max Width: 18 mm, Max Thickness: 5 mm. Copper alloy dirk or rapier fragment. Sub-lozenge shaped fragment, lozenge in section, w…
Created on: Tuesday 18th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelsall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9DE736
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dirk, dating to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1500 – 1150 BC. The artefact is sub-leaf shaped in plan and lozenge shape in cross-section. The object consists of part of the blade and the tang both of which have broken before they terminate. One half of a rivet hole can be seen at the end of the tang. The tang is rectangular in cross-section and flat. Three faint raised ribs can be seen on the blade. The blade can be classified according to the blade cross-section as Group IV, with a flattened mid-section, p204, Renfrew, (1974). The object has a mid-gr…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brough', grid reference and parish protected.