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BLADE
Unique ID: BUC-BF8EBF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible fragment of a cast copper alloy blade of Bronze Age date (2500-700 BC), only a small part of the object remains. The fragment has lost all its diagnostic features and so the classification cannot be further refined. The fragment consists of the body of the blade with a rounded circular midrib ridge which narrows either side to form the blade. The ridge measures 9.8mm in width and 10.2mm in thickness. The edges of the blade are worn and broken, and it is unclear what the shape the original blade would have been. The piece is lozenge in cross section and has a shiny mid green patina. The fragment is 24.7mm in width, 20.7mm in length, and is 5.5mm thick. The fragment weighs 12.11g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.7 mm
Width: 24.7 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 12.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 5063
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Hurstbourne Priors (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4347
Four figure Latitude: 51.22058407
Four figure longitude: -1.38567241
1:25K map: SU4347
1:10K map: SU44NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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