Accession No
Z 11610
Description
Small Hallstatt A copper alloy knife. Short single-edged blade, curving up to the point; short handle, broken off. Green brown patina.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Lake Neuchâtel; Hauterive
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 11610; MAA: FB 192; PC 153
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
75mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See card for sketch (1:1)
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Knife of bronze with green brown patina. Second hand because too small (this knife shows long use and has been sharpened down from a longer one). Letzks verwendungs stadium eines Messers
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Small Hallstatt A copper alloy knife. Short single-edged blade, curving up to the point; short handle, broken off. Green brown patina.
Event Date 15/4/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:44081
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