The Artefacts were acquired in 1873 by the British Museum from the J F Lucas Collection following the death of Lucas in 1872 at the age of 35. Presumably his findings were not published due to his death.
These included a bronze dagger, a perforated Axe, a pottery vessel described as a food vessel or urn and an amber ring.
It was believed that all the finds were lost during the war due to damage at the museum, but the dagger and axe were re-discovered during re-organisation.
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The original British Museum record marks the dagger find as: Bronze dagger with one rivet remaining, and a bone end of handle (73, 6-2,25) found in a barrow at Standlow, Co Derby, with axe hammer.
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The Axe is registered as OA144 and has an original label signed by Lucas, dating the find to September 10th 1869. |
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