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Description: | Cast copper-alloy single edged razor dating from the Early Iron Age, that is c. 800-600BC. The razor is roughly semi-circular in shape with openwork decoration in the centre and a handle at the top. The handle shows a moulded decoration of two ribs and a groove and the openwork decoration underneath is composed of two untidy rectangles. There are two small loops at the top, one on either side of the handle. The blade is extremely thin, especially towards the bottom edge which is damage and shows definite signs of use and re-sharpening: there are striations parallel to the edge.This single-edged Early Iron Age razor is of Type Feldkirch/Variant Bernissart (Jockenhövel 1980, 173-175; Tafeln 34 and 35). Early Iron Age razors are uncommon finds in the North and especially in the North West, but the findspot of this razor does add some weight to the suggested overall distribution of Type Feldkirch/Variant Bernissart razors in Britain and on the Continent. Generally, the main distribution of this variant is Belgium and Northern England and the specimen from Milnthorpe is an almost exact copy of the other razor from Northern England, which comes from the settlement of Staple Howe, Yorkshire (Brewster 1963). However, most Bernissart razors were found in Belgium and without any further evidence for local manufacture, we must assume that they were originally made in Belgium and imported into Britain.Brewster, T.C.M. 1963. The excavation of Staple Howe. Malton.Jockenhövel, A. 1980. 'Die Rasiermesser in Westeuropa'. Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Abteilung VIII, 3. Band. München.
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