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Collection Item: Sword
Basic info
Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Sword
Object category
Prehistoric
Object subcategory
Bronze Age
Description
Moulding following outline of blade. Long double edged, leaf shaped blade, four intact rivet holes and four broken on what ramins of hilt. Central core of the blade is visible where the upper portions are missing. The blade is chipped near the tip but in good condition. The midrib drops from the shoulders of the blade to be a flat plane surrounded by the recess along the cutting edge,
Production date start
-1000
Production date end
-700
Period
Prehistoric
Bronze Age
Identification
Object number
YORYM : 1948.1301
Alternative number
1301/1948
Number of objects
1
ID
372
Physical Characteristics
Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 610.0 mm
Blade length 587.0 mm
Cutting edge A length 562.0 mm
Cutting edge B length 563.0 mm
Blade cutting edge width 41.0 mm
Blade (min) width 22.5 mm
Blade (max) width 32.5 mm
Cutting edgeA width 4.0 mm
Cutting edge B width 3.5 mm
Cutting edge recess width 2.0 mm
Recess at shoulder width 8.0 mm
Mid rib (min) width 11.0 mm
Mid rib (max) width 21.0 mm
Shoulder width 39.0 mm
Partial rivet hole A length 5.0 mm
Shoulder - partial length 8.0 mm
Blade to shoulder A length 18.0 mm
Complete shoulder length 12.0 mm
Rivet hole 1 length 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 1 width 3.0 mm
Rivet hole 2 length 3.0 mm
Rivet hole 2 width 3.0 mm
Rivet hole 3 length 3.0 mm
Rivet hole 3 width 4.0 mm
Remains of hilt width 20.0 mm
Remains ofhilt depth 7.0 mm
Core depth 6.0 mm
Core width 5.0 mm
Remains of tang width 11.0 mm
Remains of tang depth 7.0 mm
Tang - shoulder B length 17.0 mm
Partial rivet hol b length 12.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 length 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 width 4.0 mm
Rivet hole 4 - edge width 8.0 mm
Cutting edges end width 3.0 mm
Production
Technique
Cast
