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Collection Item: Sword

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Sword
Object category
Prehistoric
Description
Leaf-shaped blade, two rivet holes in shoulders and hilt slot, with evidence of the rivet hole/wear. Wide mid rib with ridge cutting edge. one side of the tang slot is cracked and the T pommel is missing an arm but the blade is in otherwisw good condition
Production date start
-1000
Production date end
-700
Period
Prehistoric
Bronze Age

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1948.1163
Alternative number
1163/1948
351
Number of objects
1
ID
288

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 242.0 mm
Blade length 113.0 mm
Blade (max) width 39.0 mm
Blade end width 29.0 mm
Blade depth 7.0 mm
Cutting edge -side A width 2.0 mm
Cutting edge-side B width 1.0 mm
Mid rib top width 35.0 mm
Mid rib (min) width 24.0 mm
Cutting edge A width 3.0 mm
Cutting edge B width 3.0 mm
EdgeA- shoulder length 23.0 mm
Egde B - shoulder length 22.0 mm
Shoulder A length 34.0 mm
Shoudler B length 37.0 mm
Shoudler width 53.0 mm
Tang at shoulder width 21.0 mm
Pommel break width 9.0 mm
Pommel width 29.0 mm
Tang slot length 36.0 mm
Tang slot (min) width 1.0 mm
Tang slot (max) width 6.0 mm
Tang slot rivet hole width 4.0 mm
TSRH - slot top sA length 4.0 mm
TSRH - slot top sB length 5.0 mm
TSRH - slot end sA length 26.0 mm
TSRH - slot end sB length 28.0 mm
TS - top length 26.0 mm
Rivet hole1 length 3.0 mm
Rivet hole 1 width 4.0 mm
Rh1 - edge width 2.0 mm
Rivet hole 2 length 3.5 mm
Rivet hole 2 width 4.0 mm
Rh2- edge width 2.0 mm
Rivet hole 3 length 4.5 mm
Rivet hole 3 width 4.0 mm
Rh3 - edge width 3.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 length 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 width 4.0 mm
Rh4 - edge width 2.0 mm
RH1-RH2 length 11.0 mm
RH2-RH3 width 30.0 mm
RH3-RH4 length 12.0 mm
RH1-RH4 width 17.0 mm
Tang break sB width 6.0 mm
Tang break SB - top length 26.0 mm
Tang depth 2.0 mm