Lame de poignard

Clermont-Ferrand (63) - Musée Bargoin

© M. Veschambre, Musée Bargoin, Clermont-Ferrand Métropole

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The Bronze Age saw the emergence of a whole range of copper alloy weapons. This dagger from the Early Bronze Age (2200 BC to 1700 BC) is a flat blade with a base perforated with eyelets to allow for the blade to be inserted.

Where to find it

Clermont-Ferrand (63) - Musée Bargoin
45, rue Ballainvilliers
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

Commune of discovery

Gerzat

Locality

Chantemerle

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2001

Chief Scientist

VERMEULEN, Christine

Inventory number

D 2017.1.123

Scope

Defence ➔ Military equipment

Materials

Metal ➔ Copper alloy

Chronological period

Protohistory [- 2200 / - 50] ➔ Bronze Age [- 2200/ - 800] ➔ Early Bronze Age [- 2200/ - 1600]

Dating the object

2200 av. J.-C. – 1600 av. J.-C.

Dimensions

Operation report notice

Consult the notice

To museum documentation

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