Object: Dirk
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Moyses Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds, On loan from owner. J.C. Norman of West Row, Acuss No. 4
Site: Suffolk (West), West Row Mildenhall, near Judes Ferry, found in cleaning drainage ditch, Jan. 1956
Discovery context: drain cutting, river
Parish: Mildenhall
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1956
Length (mm): 266.7
Width (mm): 35.56
Thickness (mm): 10.16
Weight (g): 191.36
Patina: Slightly brown
Surface: Excellent
Composition: Bronze
Other: Length 10.5 ins, Width 1.4 ins, Thickness 4/10ths, Weight 6.3/4 Oz
Description: Perfect condition. very sharp. Two rivets in place
Remarks: Edwardson, Curator