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SWORD
Unique ID: LIN-90C6B9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a copper alloy late-Bronze Age (c.1000-c.800 BC) sword. The fragment is part of the blade. It measures 15.8mm long, 13.3mm wide and 2.6mm thick. It weighs 1.91g. It is lozengiform in section. The fragment is very worn along its edges, but the angle of its unbroken edges suggest that the fragment is from a narrow bladed weapon, such as a rapier.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.8 mm
Width: 13.3 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 1.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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