Prehistoric — Middle Bronze Age; 1400 BC - 1000 BC
Sword
Bronze leaf-shaped sword with V-butt and flanged tang. Slot and six rivet-holes in the hilt. Industrial phase: Wilburton/Penard. Type: Taplow (Burgess and Colquhoun 1988). Found in the Thames at Staines, Surrey.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- A10948
- Object name:
- sword
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Middle Bronze Age; 1400 BC - 1000 BC
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 661 mm, W (terminal) 36 mm, W (shoulder) 58 mm, W (maximum blade width) 40 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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