Accession No
Z 11609
Description
Small copper alloy tanged knife, Hallstatt A. Very narrow blade with parallel blade back and cutting edge, curving slightly upwards towards pointed tip. Straight-angled choil. Blade black extending straight into straight tang. Cylindrical tang flattens towards very thin end. Sharpened down from a longer knife.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Lake Neuchâtel; Auvernier
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 11609; MAA: FB 202; PC 163
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
122mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'F.B. 202. AUVERNIER.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Analysis)
'Second hand' because too small (this knife shows long use and has been sharpened down from a longer one).
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pink ink: 'P.C. 163.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Related Documents)
See card for sketch (1:1)
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Knife of bronze with green and yellow patina.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1892). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.'
Event Date 1892
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Small copper alloy tanged knife, Hallstatt A. Very narrow blade with parallel blade back and cutting edge, curving slightly upwards towards pointed tip. Straight-angled choil. Blade black extending straight into straight tang. Cylindrical tang flattens towards very thin end. Sharpened down from a longer knife.
Event Date 17/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:44080
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