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Niort (79) - Musée du Donjon

Collection Musée Bernard d’Agesci©NiortAgglo

It is a replacement of a blade and the spring of a pair of forces. The spring, complete, was crushed and then probably constrained with a soft material (leather strap?) to serve as a handle. The use of force blades as knives is very common throughout the La Tène period.

Where to find it

Niort (79) - Musée du Donjon
rue, Duguesclin
rue, Duguesclin
79000 Niort

Commune of discovery

Bessines

Locality

Grand-Champ-Est

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2008

Chief Scientist

MAGUER, Patrick

Inventory number

2015.14 (lot)

Scope

Daily life ➔ Art of the table
Economy and trade ➔ Handicrafts

Materials

Metal ➔ Ferrous alloy

Chronological period

Protohistory [- 2200 / - 50] ➔ Iron Age [- 800/ - 50] ➔ 2nd Iron Age [- 480/ - 50]

Dating the object

2200 av. J.-C. – 50 av. J.-C.

Dimensions

L. 17.5 cm,

Operation report notice

Consult the notice