Knife of bronze

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This bronze knife is part of a hoard containing weapons, tools and ornaments deposited at Glentrool in Kirkcudbrightshire between 1450 and 1200 BC. The knife was either made in south-western England, or copied from examples made there.

The knife has a hole for a rivet which allowed the tang to be fixed firmly into a handle.

The origins of, or inspirations for, the objects in the Glentrool hoard vary. Some, as in this case, represent the northward percolation of southern English fashions. The hoard was deposited in a remote hilly area, almost certainly as a gift to the gods.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-648-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DQ 241
• Date: Between 1450 and 1200 BC
  
• Material: Bronze; broad flat tang; blade regular in width; blunt point
  Knife
  
• Dimensions: 6.19" x 1.31" x 0.19"
  
• What: Knife
  
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• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Loch Trool
  
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• Description: Bronze tanged knife from Glentrool
  
• References:
  • Callander, J. G. A Bronze Age hoard from Glen Trool, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 55 (1920-1), pp 29-37. 
  • Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 87, 113-4. 
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