Prehistoric — Middle Bronze Age; 1400BC-1250BC
Rapier
Bronze rapier with wide bevelled edges and a fine cast line along the centre of the blade, which is slightly bent and cracked. Trapezoidal butt with two rivet-holes and plug-rivets in place. Industrial phase: Taunton. Group III rapier, Type Wandsworth, Variant Cambridge (Burgess and Gerloff 1981).
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- C878
- Object name:
- rapier
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Middle Bronze Age; 1400BC-1250BC
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 430 mm, W 58 mm, L 429 mm, W 56 mm, D 8 mm (overall)
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- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
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- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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