File:Bronze Age dirk or rapier (fragment) (FindID 514760).jpg

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Bronze Age dirk or rapier (fragment)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2012-08-15 12:37:04
Title
Bronze Age dirk or rapier (fragment)
Description
English: A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age dirk or rapier.

The piece represents the distal end of the artefact. It is of hexagonal section, on both surfaces the sides gently sloping downwards either side of a flat central ridge, towards the cutting edges. The sides taper very gradually towards the end, before angling inwards more sharply at the point. The surfaces are corroded but retain patches of a mid green patina.

Dimensions: 45.4mm long, 11.5mm wide, 4.1mm thick. Weight: 8.72g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1500 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 514760
Old ref: BH-A4B6D1
Filename: BA_blade_12_113_8.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/392494
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/392494/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/514760
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