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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy bladed weapon dating from the Bronze Age. The fragment is broken at both ends, with incomplete convex sides (i.e the fragment is missing its cutting edges). The fragment is 63.2mm long, and a maximum of 35.0mm wide, with a midrib, 5.9mm thick (excluding the adhesion on one side). There is no central cavity within the midrib. The fragment weighs 57.4g. The fragment has a green pitted surface. There is a copper alloy adhesion on one side of the fragment with an uneven surface. This may be from an unidentified associated object, but none has so far been recovered. In cross-section the fragment has a shallow oval -section midrib with thin triangular wings on either side. This is similar to known Bronze Age forms for edged blades, and particularly those of a dirk/rapier/dagger/sword (e.g. see object 1716 in, "Middle Bronze Age Metalworking", Rowlands, 1976, part ii, plate 49 and p.405) or spear tips: (see for example, leaf shaped spearhead no 314c, ibid. plate 41 and p.458). However, the majority of the object is missing, which would have the diagnostic features to enable more precise identification and dating.
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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