Bronze dagger; possibly a forgery.

Collection type: Object
Description: Bronze dagger; possibly a forgery.
Geographical reference: Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of; Ireland County Cork
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date
Date collected: By 1870
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions: Length: max 259 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.119.265
Research and responses: A Sotheby sale of Lindsay objects took place on 8 April 1868. The Lugt number is 30411. There is a copy at the British Museum. [Dan Hicks 30/07/2013]
Since John Lindsay is probably the numismatist and antiquarian from Co. Cork (born 1789, and died 31 Dec 1870). This object was collected before April 1868, and perhaps considerably earlier than this date. [Dan Hicks 30/05/2012]
Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object may have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4]. Note that there is an entry in the 'Green book' for two 'bronze daggers forgeries'. These cannot be matched at the present time as there is insufficient information but no daggers are currently identifed as being reproductions. Any of the bronze daggers in the existing catalogue may therefore be reproductions [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

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