Record ID: LIN-D80BC8 - BRONZE AGE sword

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SWORD

Unique ID: LIN-D80BC8

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead

A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age sword. Only the tip remains, which judging from the neat linear break across the base, was intentionally cut from the body of the spear in antiquity.

The fragment is triangular in plan with a slightly rounded tip. The body of the fragment is flat, circa 2mm in thickness and tapers according to the cutting edges. The cutting edges are circa 3mm in width and are abraded.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly 1100 BC
Date to: Ante 700 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 34 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
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: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
Parish: Bacton

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TM0266
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th March 2010

Rally details.

This object was found at St Mary's Bacton March 2010 held Sunday 14th March 2010 - Wednesday 14th April 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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