Prehistoric — Late Neolithic; Chalcolithic; Early Bronze Age; 2,500 - 1,500 BCE
Dagger, knife
A Chalcolithic - Early Bronze Age copper tanged dagger or knife, dating 2,500 to 1,500 BCE. This knife blade has a trapezoidal outline; the small, triangular blade has bevelled cutting edges. The tang is wide and triangular-shaped with one rivet-hole. The blade is attached to a replica handle.
Objects like this mark the first use of metal in Britain. This was a new technology that was brought over by a new population that settled in Britain from the Continent, known as the 'Beaker people' due to the burial practice of including beakers within burials.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- A7644
- Object name:
- dagger, knife
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- Production date:
- Late Neolithic; Chalcolithic; Early Bronze Age; 2,500 - 1,500 BCE
- Material:
copper
- Measurements/duration:
- L 88 mm, W 28 mm (overall), L 133 mm (including replica handle) (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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