Accession No
Z 11626
Description
Copper alloy dagger blade. Triangular in plan with concave faces. Straight edges tapering towards rounded point, with four rivet holes at base. Incised lines along edges on both faces. Green patina. Possibly a fake.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Lake Neuchâtel; Auvernier
Period
?Late Bronze Age ?Post Medieval ?19th century
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 11626; MAA: FB 254; PC 201
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
152mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'F.B. 254.' and in pink ink: 'P.C. 201.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Analysis)
Miss Gessner thinks this may be a modern fake made out of an old implement. ?Echt.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label in black ink affixed to object reads: 'AUVERNIER. Chautems.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Related Documents)
See card for sketch (1:1).
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bronze dagger with green 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)
Copper alloy dagger blade. Triangular in plan with concave faces. Straight edges tapering towards rounded point, with four rivet holes at base. Incised lines along edges on both faces. Green patina. Possibly a fake.
Event Date 18/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:44097
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