Record ID: WILT-8CBFA4
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of two incomplete Middle Bronze Age rapiers dating to the period c. 1400 - 1100 BC. Both blades best described as rapiers and best placed in Burgess & Gerloff's 'Group III' (Burgess, C.B., and Gerloff, S. 1981. The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland. Prähistorische Bronzefunde IV, 7 Beck: Munich). The rapiers will be discussed as rapier A and rapier B. Rapier A consists of six fragments of the blade along with six rivets from the handle. One of the breaks between two of the fragments may be deliberate, the other breaks appear to have occured during dep…
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded.