Record ID: LON-8DD543 - BRONZE AGE blade

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Blade

Unique ID: LON-8DD543

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A middle Bronze Age copper alloy fragment of a blade, probably from a rapier.

A middle Bronze Age copper alloy fragment of a blade probably from a rapier (AD1400-1150). The blade fragment has a lozenge-shaped cross-section and it narrows in width from 24.79mm – 16.33mm. The fragment is very abraded and the majority of the surface is pitted and lost. The breaks have the same dark green patina as the rest of the object, suggesting the blade was broken in antiquity.

There are parallels in form between these fragment and rapiers from Penard and Taunton metalwork assemblages (Rohl & Needham 1998: 129-132).

References: Rohl, B. and Needham, S. 1998. The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope Analysis. British Museum Occasional Paper No. 102. British Museum Press: London.

Dimensions: length: 38.78mm; width: 24.79mm; thickness: 5.35mm; weight: 17.38g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 1400 BC
Date to: 1150 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 38.78 mm
Width: 24.79 mm
Thickness: 5.35 mm
Weight: 17.38 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Essex
District: Brentwood
To be known as: Brentwood

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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