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Unique ID: ESS-9E4D12
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of copper alloy middle to late Bronze Age blade. This fragment is subsquare in plan and a flattened lentoid in section. There is no median rib or ridge. It is 31.26mm long, 37.54mm wide, 5.18mm thick and weighs 28.08g. The two cutting edges and one has a significant nick to one corner. The break edges are regular and worn. This might suggest that the blade was deliberately cut in antiquity, perhaps for inclusion in a scrap or 'founders' hoard. Some of the original surface survives with a mid green patina, but the mostly exposed lower surface is light green. There is a significant patch of brown corrosion to one side.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.26 mm
Width: 37.54 mm
Thickness: 5.18 mm
Weight: 28.08 g
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Other reference: ID 4027
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
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