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SWORD
Unique ID: SF-9AB793
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy fragment originating from a sword dating to the Ewart Park metalworking phase of the Late Bronze Age, dating c. 1000-800 BC. The fragment consists the tip of the hilt and upper section of the handle, the latter flaring outwards towards its apex and being broadly 'H' shaped in section due to prominent raised marginal ridges which appear on both sides of the object. The lower surviving edge of the object demonstrates a partial circular perforation, which is incomplete due to an irregular truncation which has removed the rest of the handle and blade. Preserved in good condition with an uneven greenish and brown patina, it survives to a length of 37.42mm,38.54mm wide at its widest point, 18.03mm wide at its lower edge, and 4.42mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 21.50g.
A similar and more complete fragment of sword is recorded on the PAS database as LIN-C89A75,
Class: Ewart Park
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.42 mm
Width: 18.03 mm
Thickness: 4.42 mm
Weight: 21.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Risby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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