File:An incomplete cast copper alloy dirk, dating to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1500 – 1150 BC. (FindID 285049).jpg

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An incomplete cast copper alloy dirk, dating to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1500 – 1150 BC.
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National Museum Liverpool, Vanessa Oakden, 2010-01-22 17:25:52
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An incomplete cast copper alloy dirk, dating to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1500 – 1150 BC.
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English: An incomplete cast copper alloy dirk, dating to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1500 – 1150 BC. The artefact is sub-leaf shaped in plan and lozenge shape in cross-section. The object consists of part of the blade and the tang both of which have broken before they terminate. One half of a rivet hole can be seen at the end of the tang. The tang is rectangular in cross-section and flat. Three faint raised ribs can be seen on the blade. The blade can be classified according to the blade cross-section as Group IV, with a flattened mid-section, p204, Renfrew, (1974). The object has a mid-green patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
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FindID: 285049
Old ref: LVPL-9DE736
Filename: LVPL-9DE736.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/236024
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/236024/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/285049
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