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Description: | An incomplete and very worn fragment from a cast copper-alloy blade of probable Bronze Age date. It is oval sectioned with slight mid rib, tapering to extremely worn and incomplete cutting or blade edges, their precise form now uncertain due to old breaks. At each end the object terminates in old breaks and all surfaces are extremely worn and corroded with only traces of the original darker brown patina surviving. The fragment measures 33.01mm in length, 25.69mm in width, 7.06mm in thickness and 22.79g in weight.This is a fragment from a cast copper-alloy object of probable Bronze Age date. It is likely to be from a blade, perhaps a sword or rapier, or alternatively a spear or similar item, its precise form uncertain due to its preservation. It is of Bronze Age date, c.2150-800 BC.
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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