Hunterian Museum Object 104160: GLAHM:B.1914.336 - KNIFE, Cist Broken Into When Ploughing, 70 Yards SE of House, Little Crofty, Deerness, Orkney


Description

Description
Socketed bronze knife of the Late Bronze Age. The knife has a leaf-shaped blade with a rounded point and rivet holes in the ferrule. The surface demonstrates bronze disease.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1914.336
Object Name/Type(s)
knife
Material
copper alloy

Dimensions

Height
None recorded.
Width
24 mm

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
Corrigall, J
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Cist Broken Into When Ploughing, 70 Yards SE of House, Little Crofty, Deerness, Orkney, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr James W. Cursiter (Purchased) 1911

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