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AN1836 p.122.42

Object Types:&Nbsp; : dagger

Description:&Nbsp; : bronze dirk with angular trapezoidal butt and two rivet holes

Materials:&Nbsp; : copper alloy

Dimensions:&Nbsp; : 18.7 cm x 4.7 cm [length x width]

Date:&Nbsp; : Middle Bronze Age (Britain) (c. 1500 - 1150 cal.BC)

Period:&Nbsp; : Bronze Age (Britain) (c. 2500 - c. 800 cal. BC)

Associated Places:&Nbsp; : Heyshott, Sussex, West, England (find spot)

Acquisition:&Nbsp; : Presented by R. Mellersh, 1825.

Reference:&Nbsp; :

  • Colin Burgess, Sabine Gerloff, The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland, Praehistorische Bronzefunde 7 (Munich, CH Beck, 1981)