Prehistoric — Middle Bronze Age; 1200BC-1000BC
Sword
Bronze leaf-shaped sword with ricasso and central thickening on blade. Splayed hilt with one slot in tang, two on butt. Broken into four pieces (marked a to d); signs of deliberate breakage. Industrial phase: Wilburton. Type: Wilburton, Variant C (Burgess and Colquhoun 1988). Place of collection unknown, possibly from the Thames.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- 58
- Object name:
- sword
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- Production date:
- Middle Bronze Age; 1200BC-1000BC
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 621 mm, WT 656.5 g, L 176 mm, W 58 mm, D 9 mm (58a), L 139 mm, W 33 mm, D 8 mm (58b), L 134 mm, W 41 mm, D 7 mm (58c), L 178 mm, D 7 mm (58d) (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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