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Description: | Rapier Blade
Middle Bronze Age 1400BC-1000BC
Length 175mm, width 22mm, thickness 7mm
Only the tip of the blade remains, the break at the terminal is an old. In cross-section the blade is lenticular from an arched ridge, the side drop down to the blade in a straight line. The edge of the blade is distinct from the main body because they are slightly concave and only 3mm thick, there are a series of linear grooves that run the length of this edge where the blade was cleaned and sharpened.
The condition of the blade is excellent, it has a rich dark brown patina. The only areas of damage are along the edges of the blade where the metal has succumbed to corrosion and a small linear across the blade where it was probably struck while it was in the ground. | 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: | -1400
-1000 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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