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Collection Item: Sword

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Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Sword
Object category
Prehistoric
Description
Blade in three pieces which have been rivetted together in modern times. There may in fact be more than one sword blade. The first portion of the blade has a rounded head with two incomplete rivet holes for attaching a handle, the shoulders curve smoothly into the rest of the blade. The second portion of the blade is larger and heavier, it shows clear clean tool marks in various areas of its edge as well as some damage which may be the result of atempts to improve the fit with other parts of the blade, Otherwise however it is in good condition. The third portion is from a leafshaped blade with a smooth central plane. The tip is missing and the end of the blade is bent upward, there are also numerous chips in the cutting edges. All the blades are damaged at the surface where the joins have been filed and some attempts have been made to fill the joints.
Production date start
-1000
Production date end
-700
Period
Prehistoric
Bronze Age

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Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1948.1169
Alternative number
1169/1948
Number of objects
1
ID
294

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 555.0 mm
Blade 1 length 200.0 mm
Blade 1 width 21.0 mm
B1 shoulders width 33.0 mm
B1 head min width 22.0 mm
B1 head max width 28.0 mm
B1 head depth 11.0 mm
B1 at join width 26.0 mm
Join 1 length 42.0 mm
Join 1 width 2.0 mm
Blade 2 length 117.0 mm
Blade 2 (top) width 27.0 mm
Blade 2 (bottom) width 26.0 mm
Join 2 length 48.0 mm
Join 2 (top) width 3.0 mm
Join 2 (bottom) width 4.0 mm
Blade 3 length 237.0 mm
Blade 3 (top) width 27.0 mm
Blade 3 (bottom) width 14.0 mm
B3 fuller length 193.0 mm
B3 fuller (top) width 7.0 mm
B3 fuller end length 45.0 mm
B3 cutting edge width 10.0 mm
B3 cutting edge width 8.0 mm

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