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Collection Item: Sword
Basic info
Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Sword
Object category
Prehistoric
Object subcategory
Bronze Age
Description
Short sword with leaf-shaped blade. 4 rivet holes in the tang, diamond shaped shouldersbelow which is a repaired crack , A high keel runs the length of the blade, which has a significant chip in one edge and is missing its tip. There is some corrosion on the blade and a large area of discolouration aroung the fixed crack. There are also a number of holes running down one shoulder.
Production date start
-1000
Production date end
-700
Period
Prehistoric
Bronze Age
Identification
Object number
YORYM : 1948.1166
Alternative number
1166/1948
Number of objects
1
ID
291
Physical Characteristics
Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 331.0 mm
Blade length 259.0 mm
Blade (min) width 23.0 mm
Blade (max) width 30.0 mm
Tip width 4.0 mm
Shoulder width 42.0 mm
Shoulder A (break) length 7.0 mm
Shoulder A length 9.0 mm
Shoulder B length 15.0 mm
Guard bottom width 31.0 mm
Guard top width 27.0 mm
Bcutting edge - keel width 15.0 mm
Cutting edge - keel width 15.0 mm
Tang width 17.0 mm
Tang side A length 43.0 mm
Tang side B length 44.0 mm
Rivet hole 1 length 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 1- top length 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 2 length 3.5 mm
Rivet hole 3 length 5.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 length 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 - top length 5.0 mm
RH1-RH2 length 25.0 mm
RH2 - RH3 width 17.0 mm
RH 3-RH4 length 26.0 mm
RH 4-RH1 length 11.0 mm
Crack/repair length 29.0 mm
Crack/repair width 1.0 mm
Crack - top length 98.0 mm
Crack - tip length 235.0 mm
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