Object: Dagger
Classification: Ogival, Incised (?), 2 Rivets
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Society of Antiquaries,Burlington House W.,Presented by J. W. Flower, Esq., 1870
Site: England,Somerset,West Cranmore,From a bell barrow,1869
Discovery context: barrow
Parish: Shepton Mallet
County: Somerset
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1869
Length (mm): 174
Width (mm): 42
Thickness (mm): 4.5
Weight (g): 103.9
Patina: Thin light green patina stained black with golden bronze showing.
Surface: Rather rough on one side surface is a good deal smoother. Encrusted bright green mixed with gravel.
Other: Length: 174mm; 52mm point; 17mm point,Width: 42mm; 30.5mm; 20.5mm,Weight: dagger 103.9 gms; Rivet 7 gms; Point 9.4 gms
Associations: Found in a bell barrow with a burnt internment, a smaller dagger-blade and some slint scrapers.
Description: 2 Rivets one of which is shown. Point of dagger (separate) is smooth but a little encrusted. Some very thin light green patina with golden bronze showing on one side.
Publications: Arch. XLIII, 289, 453 f-n., PL. XXXV, 2