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sword
Object Type
sword
Museum number
OA.124
Description
Copper alloy leaf shaped sword. Tang of hilt broken. Messy black patina. Rivet holes. Blade is bent. Hilt broken. Surface rather rough.
Cultures/periods
Late Bronze Age
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Twickenham
Found/Acquired:
Thames, River
Materials
copper alloy
Type series
Wilburton - Variant A
Dimensions
Length:
559 millimetres
(hilt)
Length:
210 millimetres
(max blade width to tip)
Length:
595 millimetres
Weight:
784.62 grammes
Width:
39 millimetres
(max. blade)
Width:
63 millimetres
(shoulder)
Curator's comments
Burgess & Colquhoun 1988 From River Thames in 1858.
Bibliographic references
Burgess & Colquhoun 1988 / The Swords of Britain
(152)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition notes
Acquisition details unknown as of September 2003.
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
OA.124