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Description: | Late Bronze Age blade fragment. Carps Tongue type, dating from circa 950-800BC. The blade is a destinctive shape. It is sub-triangular in plan, with curved shoulders towards the hilt end. The blade narrows towards a pointed tipped end. There appears to be moulding on the blade in the shape of a 'V'. There is an incomplete projection on one face of the blade, possibly a loop however this is unclear from the photograph. The blade is mid-green in colour, with patches of a copper-brown patina showing through on the blade. The cross section and profile of the blade are unknown. It is 38mm long, 40mm across at the widest point and has a maximum thickness of 10mm. it weighs 41.56 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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