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Description: | A broad copper alloy blade tip, presently of sub-triangular form presumably from a 'knife dagger' but deriving from a much larger grooved blade. It measures 64mm in length and 30mm in width. It has a slight midrib near to the existing tip, but a relatively flat cross-section beneath. The tip is rounded and the remaining section of the butt is convex but largely fragmented. The existing knife is very similar to a series of small knife-daggers in barrow burials of the early Bronze Age from circa 2200BC Beaker and collared urn associations) to circa 1400 BC (Arreton phase). The grooved (double) dagger from which it was made may be similar to examples usch as that from Bush Barrow, Wilsford, which date from circa 1800-1600 BC, or could have been much smaller in view of the relatively slight thickness of the blade. The condition of the object is reasonably good. It is patinated dark green/brown with some slight areas of paler green surface corrosion and two voids, also probably due to corrosion. There are numerous recent abrasions, probably agricultural on the surface. The edges have slight sharpening bevels and are worn. The blade is severely cracked across its width 21mm from the tip. The main break to the butt looks more recent.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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