Oxborough Dirk
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The Oxborough Dirk is a large ceremonial weapon or dirk from the Middle Bronze Age. One of only six such objects across Europe, it was found in a rural part of the county of Norfolk, England in the 19
The Oxborough Dirk at the British Museum
The Plougrescant Dirk in the Musee des Antiquites Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Detail of the hilt from the Oxborough Dirk
Ommerschans Dirk in the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden
Hilversum culture
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The Hilversum culture is a prehistoric material culture found in middle Bronze Age in the region of the southern Netherlands and northern Belgium. It has been associated with the Wessex culture from t
Oxborough Dirk
…rare swords are labelled the Plougrescant–Ommerschans type, after two of the sites from where they were found. The others were discovered in Beaune and Jutphaas and a second in Norfolk. The Beaune example is also in the British Museum's collection. The second Norfolk example is in the collection of Norwich…
Sword of Jutphaas, c. 1800 - 1500 BC, Netherlands. Length: 42.5cm, weight: 705g
Burial mound, Netherlands
Burial mound, Netherlands