Record ID: HESH-096835
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast bronze blade or dirk (sometimes also known as a small rapier), of Late Early Bronze Age or Early Middle Bronze Age date (1500-1400 CAL BC). The fragment consists of the near complete blade, minus cutting edges, and the majority of the trapezoidal tang also survives. The blade has been much abraded in the soil and therefore is relatively irregular in shape and profile. In plan the blade is broadly sub-triangular, expanding from a relatively wide base junction with tang, to a relatively narrow irregular point. In profile the fragment is also sub-triangular with the thi…
Created on: Friday 18th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.