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RAPIER
Unique ID: SF-EEACBB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy fragment probably originating from the tip of a Middle to Late Bronze Age dirk or rapier, dating c. 1550-1150 BC. It is triangular in plan and lozengiform in section, each side of the blade demonstrating a raised central rib. The fragment consists the very upper section of the blade, broken at its lower edge in an old irregular truncation and with the extreme tip missing due to an old break which has also bent part of the object sharply. Preserved with a dark brownish green patina with pitted surfaces, it survives to a length of 38.01mm, 11.47mm wide at its lower edge, 2.81mm thick at its midpoint and weighs 4.55g. A wide date range has been prescribed here as the diagnostic portions of the object are all missing in old damage.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1550 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.01 mm
Width: 11.47 mm
Thickness: 2.81 mm
Weight: 4.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th May 2018
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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: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Bressingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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