Object: Socketed Knife
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall SW., pres. by Vicount Templetown, 582
Site: Ireland, Co Monaghan
County: County Monaghan
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): (over all) 235.5; socket 41
Width (mm): blade 30; socket 30.5; 29.5
Thickness (mm): blade 4; 5.5
Weight (g): 166.10
Patina: A very dark brown almost black patina & this is thickest at the socket. A good deal of golden bronze shows.
Surface: smooth but rather "largely" pitted all over. One side of blade is filed. Edge fairly sharp but jagged in places/
Description: A very slight beading runs round edge of socket/
Remarks: Described as late Bronze Age.