Prehistoric — Middle Bronze Age; 1275BC-1140BC
Sword
Bronze leaf-shaped sword with pommel tang. Eight rivet-holes in hilt, four in tang, four in shoulder. Blade has slight ricasso, with central bridge and bevelled edge. One hilt end missing. Industrial phase: Penard. Type: Erbenheim (Burgess and Colquhoun 1988).
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- O1360
- Object name:
- sword
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Middle Bronze Age; 1275BC-1140BC
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 658 mm, W 51 mm, D 7 mm (overall)
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- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Long-term loan
Thomas Layton Trust
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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