© British Museum
The Oxborough Dirk
Artist: Bronze Age
Location: British Museum
Date: circa 1500-1350 BC
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: height: 70.9cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £52,050)
Vendor: Robin Symes
Review number: 4054 (1994)
Export Stopped
Provenance:
Discovered near Oxborough, Norfolk.
Description:
This is in the style of early Bronze Age dirks, but is very large and heavy, and the blade is deliberately blunt. It was not intended to be practical but rather for ceremonial use.
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