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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy tanged knife of middle to late Bronze Age date. A similar, but larger example, is illustrated by A. Macgregor (1987; pp. 110; no. 11.72), who states that knives cut from larger pieces are relatively common in this period. In this case, however, there is no evidence to suggest that the implement has been formed from a larger object.The unusually small implement has a tang which is slightly narrower than the blade. At the centre of the broken top edge is a remnant of a rivet hole. The blade is sub-triangular in plan, the sides taper gradually towards the rounded point and the cutting edges are slightly convex. A central vertical ridge extends from approximately one third of the way down the blade to just short of the point. The edges show no signs of having been sharpened.The implement measures 46.8mm long, 16.5mm wide and 2.2mm thick. The weight is 6.19g.
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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