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Description: | A hoard of six objects of Bronze Age date:The rapier is fragmentary, worn and lentoid in cross-section at the old break, 9.74x2.15mm. It is roughly parallel-sided, narrowing to a rounded point at the other end 0.98mm thick. On both faces the fragment has a broad flat central mid-rib. The edges are worn with patina missing. The patina is mostly intact on the faces (dark green in colour and shiny) with some patches missing. Measures 31.65x9.75x2.15mm and weighs 2.5g.Spearhead 1 comprises the tip only, which is triangular in shape with chamfered edges on both faces. It measures 18.10x7.47mm at the (old) break, which is diamond-shaped in cross-section with wide grooves between the rounded mid-rib and edge. It has possibly broken at the end of the socket. The tip is 1.75mm thick. The patina is intact and smooth, shiny and green in colour. Measures 40.98x18.10x7.47mm and weighs 9.9g.Spearhead 2, a fragment, is also triangular in shape, the edges chamfered only at the approach to the tip which becomes lozenge-shaped in cross-section at the very end (the centre of the midrib/ socket forming a continuous sloping line to the edge) rather than having a defined circular-sectioned socket with flat wings either side, as for the rest of the length. The patina is smooth and slightly pitted, with a grey/ silvery (tinned?) sheen. It measures 48.42x29.62x9.73mm and weighs 18.7g.A Late Bronze Age (1150-750 BC) gold-plated penannular ring, measuring 17.35x17.40x5.75mm and weighing 6.90g. This is a probable addenda to 2011 T534. Bronze corrosion has leached from the copper alloy core out through the terminals, cementing both ends and encrusting part of the openwork centre, which measures c.6.7x5.6. The ring is oval in cross-section and seems to narrow a little towards the terminals ( 5.75mm thick at the centre, narrowing to 5.30mm and 5.34mm). Decorative banding of a lighter-coloured gold is just visible, c.5.7mm wide and three on each face.Copper alloy awl 1 measures 78.01mm in length and weighs 7.02g. The centre of the awl, which is rectangular in cross-section, measures 4.86x4.28mm. It narrows to a sharp point at one end, becoming circular in cross-section, and measures 0.89mm in diameter. The very tip is bent. In the other direction from the centre, the awl narrows and thins to a rectangular-sectioned end 2.37x1.40mm. The patina is green and smooth where it survives but is badly pitted.Copper alloy awl 2 measures 49.25mm in length and weighs 4.13g. The centre of the awl, which is square in cross-section, measures 4.31x4.23mm. It narrows to a sharp point at one end, which is circular in cross-section, and measures 1.05mm in diameter. In the other direction from the centre, the awl narrows and thins to a rectangular-sectioned end 3.76x1.29mm. The patina is green and smooth where it survives.
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