Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-613465
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (1500-1150 BC) copper alloy Rapier with a broad flat mid-rib, consisting of part of the blade just beow the shoulders. It measures 28.44x13.62x4.21mm and weighs 4.80g.
The wider end of the fragment (13.62mm) is also much flatter, 1.90mm, and presumably extended from the shoulders. The narrower end, 9.79x4.21mm, is lozenge-shaped at the break. Both breaks are ancient.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.44 mm
Width: 13.62 mm
Thickness: 4.21 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th February 2010 - Monday 12th April 2010
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Other reference: SSWM 3379
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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