Prehistoric — Middle Bronze Age; 1275BC-1140BC
Sword
Bronze leaf-shaped sword with U-butt, flanged hilt, pommel tang. Hilt has ten rivet-holes, four in tang and six on shoulder. Blade is broken in two, with flat lozenge section and slight ricasso. Industrial phase: Penard. Type: Erbenheim (Burgess and Colquhoun 1988).
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- A22
- 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 704 mm, W (terminal) 45 mm, W (shoulder) 58 mm, L 253 mm, W 58 mm, D 11 mm (hilt), L 455 mm, W 47 mm, D 10 mm (blade) (overall)
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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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