Find Spot record MLI98140 - An early Bronze Age dagger from Lincoln

Summary

An early Bronze Age dagger from Lincoln

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

An early Bronze Age dagger blade with a median ridge and two rivet holes from Lincoln and in Lincoln Museum. {1}{2} The blade is in Hull Museum the confusion arises because Phillips suggests it is in Lincoln Museum in his first reference but correctly states Hull Museum in his second. He describes the blade as having two rivet holes, still containing the rivets. The blade being five and a half inches long with a rounded heel and a median ridge. {3}{4} Davey notes that the blade has one rivet remaining and confirms that the object is in Hull Museum, Accession No.D4. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: SMR file cards for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE: unlocated.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. OS card index for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE: 30.
  •  Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1934. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.90, p.129.
  •  Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, p.173.
  •  Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.82, Fig.19.191.

Map

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Location

Grid reference Not recorded
District LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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