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Unique ID: WAW-898181
Object type certainty: Possibly
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Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) blade fragment: The cast copper alloy blade fragment is an elongated triangle with a broken lower edge. The break is probably quite recent. In cross-section the blade tip has a sub-lozenge shape, but on each face there is a subtle central thickened area, with slightly angled edges, which then again the edges are tapered at a different angle. The edges of the blade are abraded and not the original edge.
The surface of the blade has an incomplete dark brown shiny patina.
It measures 41.53mm long, 17.83mm wide, 3.53mm thick and weighs 6.04 grams.
It is probably a fragment from a sword or rapier of the Late Bronze Age date.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.53 mm
Width: 17.83 mm
Thickness: 3.53 mm
Weight: 6.04 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 27th July 2017 - Thursday 26th October 2017
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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