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Collection Item: Sword

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Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Sword
Object category
Prehistoric
Description
Leaf-shaped blade and T-shaped handle. Two rivets still survive. 3 long holes in the grip. as of 23/5/08 only one rivet remains, it is placed on the diagonal in the tang slot of the grip, The other two slots are in the shoulders of the blade, which are diamond shaped, the shoulders and the tang have raised retaining walls. The handle is is bulbous at the bottom ?lotus shaped?. The cutting edge of the blade is shouldered and and blade itself has a low keel which flattens toward the tip. The point of the blade is missing and the blade is chipped, there is also some corrosion on the handle.
Production date start
-1000
Production date end
-700
Period
Prehistoric
Bronze Age

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Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1966.1
Number of objects
1
ID
424

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 534.0 mm
Blade length 416.0 mm
Blade at shoulder width 37.0 mm
Blade (min) width 31.0 mm
Blade (max) width 45.0 mm
Shoulder A length 34.0 mm
Shoulder B length 34.0 mm
Shoulder A - blade length 20.0 mm
Shoulder B - blade length 21.0 mm
Shoulder (bottom) width 34.0 mm
Slot A length 16.0 mm
Slot A (ends) width 3.0 mm
Slot A (max) width 4.0 mm
Slot A - edge length 4.0 mm
Slot B length 12.0 mm
Slot B (ends) width 4.0 mm
Slot B (max) width 3.0 mm
Mid rib (min) width 23.0 mm
Mid rib (max) width 37.0 mm
Midrib start- edgeA width 8.0 mm
Midrib start- edge B width 7.0 mm
Shoulders top width 15.0 mm
Cutting edge A width 4.5 mm
Cutting edge B width 3.5 mm
Tang slot length 38.0 mm
Tang slot width 3.0 mm
Tang slot edge A width 8.0 mm
Tang slot - edge B width 8.0 mm
Tang slot- edge A width 5.0 mm
Tang slot- edge B width 5.0 mm
Tang slot - top length 24.0 mm
Tang top width 15.0 mm
T peice width 39.0 mm
Tang slot - rivet length 11.0 mm
Rivet - tang slot length 12.0 mm
Tang slot-rivet back length 9.0 mm
Rivet-tang slot back length 22.0 mm
Rivet length 11.0 mm
Rivet height 4.0 mm
Rivet width 4.0 mm
Tang depth 8.0 mm

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