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Description: | Small fragment of severely abraded copper-alloy sword blade with a rounded midrib but no trace of channels or edge bevels. The surface is intact, though abraded; there is an oblique ridge running across between the midrib and one edge, which makes the fragment look unfinished. There is a dark green patina underneath a dark grey surface. The markedly rounded edges, similar to those in the August 2000 finds from this hoard, make it look almost like a beach find. The weight of the fragment (41.39g) may indicate that the copper alloy had too much lead in it, making the metal soft and therefore vulnerable to abrasion. Length 30 mm, width 31.5 mm, thickness 9 mm. | 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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