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Bronze Age sword fragment
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None, Julian Watters, 2008-03-27 11:49:03
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Bronze Age sword fragment
Description
English: A fragment of a copper-alloy sword of Bronze Age date. This piece has been identified as the tip from a late Bronze Age (c. 950 - 700BC) sword of possible Ewart Park or Guendlingen Type.

The fragment retains some of the original dark green patina but is corroded elsewhere. The blade is slender, tapering gradually from the break to the point. It is of thin section, one face being almost flat, the other having a more convex.

The piece measures 51mm long, 13.9mm wide and 3.4mm thick. The weight is 8.33g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 950 BC and 700 BC
Accession number
FindID: 213784
Old ref: BH-B81DD0
Filename: BA spear 07 119 - 4.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/169671
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/169671/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/213784
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