A Norfolk farmer’s doorstop was a 68 cm Bronze Age dagger, bent for ritual burial; one of just six known in Europe, it sold to a museum for £40,970
A farmer in Norfolk unknowingly used a rare Bronze Age ceremonial dagger as a doorstop for nearly a decade. Now identified as one of only six in Europe, the Rudham Dirk was sold to Norwich Castle Museum for £40,970, with help from a significant grant.