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Description: | Copper-alloy double-edged blade fragment, probably from a sword. The rounded midrib clearly narrows along the length of the fragment, suggesting that it is from near the tip of the blade. Although there are no definite hammer breakage marks, the edge of the blade is slightly bent next to one of the breaks suggesting possible deliberate breakage, which is common in fragmented swords from Late Bronze Age hoards. The fragment is in poor condition, with about 60% of the surface lost to corrosion; the surviving surface and the slightly worn breaks have a medium brown patination. The corroded sub-surface is pale/medium brown/green, with numerous small pits or voids on one face. Probably Late Bronze Age. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -1000
-700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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