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halberd
Object Type
halberd
Museum number
1854,0714.215
Description
Copper alloy halberd with four rivet hole, two rivets in situ.
Cultures/periods
Early Bronze Age
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Derrinsalagh
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Weight:
435.90 grammes
Curator's comments
Harbison 1969a Single find. Associated to Type Clonard in that it had four rivets, but has a longer blade. Bibliography: O Ríordáin, Archaeologia 86, 1937, 259 Fig. 42, 12.307 No. 12.
Bibliographic references
Harbison 1969a / The Daggers and the Halberds of the Early Bronze Age in Ireland
(290)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
T L Cooke
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1854,0714.215