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Sickle. Intxur (Albiztur-Tolosa, Gipuzkoa)

Iron Age

Gordailua, the Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre

Gordailua, the Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre
Irun, Spain

Small iron sickle from the fortified village of Intxur (Albiztur-Tolosa, Gipuzkoa). It is made from a curved triangular blade. It has a slightly blunt tip and an open tubular haft with a rivet running across the base. It was found in house nº 1 of the site and dates back to the Second Iron Age (2500-2000 BP).

Bibliography:

Peñalver, Xabier ; Uribarri, Eloisa. Intxur : Burdin Aroko herrixka = Poblado de la Edad del Hierro. Tolosa: Lizardi KulturTaldea, 2002. 247. Tolosa Historia Bilduma, 1

Peñalver, Xabier ; San Jose, Sonia. Burdin Aroa Gipuzkoan = La Edad del Hierro en Gipuzkoa. Donostia :Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia, 2011. 263. Arkeologia, 0.3

Inventory number: M.251

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  • Title: Sickle. Intxur (Albiztur-Tolosa, Gipuzkoa)
  • Date: Iron Age
  • Physical Dimensions: 14.5x14.2x3.0 cm
  • Provenance: Intxur (Albiztur-Tolosa, Gipuzkoa)
  • Type: Tool
  • Medium: Iron
Gordailua, the Gipuzkoa Heritage Collection Centre

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