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BLADE
Unique ID: ESS-332321
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of copper alloy middle to late Bronze Age blade. This fragment is subsquare in plan and a flattened lentoid in section. There is no median rib or ridge. It is 28.3mm long, 33.8mm wide, 4.48mm thick and weighs 19.84g. The two cutting edges are worn and chipped. The break edges are regular and worn. This might suggest that the blade was deliberately cut in antiquity, perhaps for inclusion in a scrap or ‘founders’ hoard. The surface is abraded and the original surface is patchy. It is brown in patina. Exposed surfaces are light green.
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: 1500 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.3 mm
Width: 33.8 mm
Thickness: 4.48 mm
Weight: 19.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 3994
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
To be known as: Margaret Roding
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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