Record ID: HAMP-6194BC
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a cast copper alloy blade, probably a rapier of Middle Bronze Age date (1600-1000 BC). The surviving fragment is sub-triangular in shape with the edges near the tip being concave. It has a broad central rib 6.2mm wide at the old, worn break narrowing to 2.0mm wide at the tip, which is rounded. The cross-section is pointed oval or lenticular, with a slight flattening to either side of the midrib on both faces. The metal is a mid-green in colour with a smooth and shiny patina. The fragment is 31.6mm long and 12.4mm wide. It narrows from 3.2mm thick at the central rib to c.0.…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.