Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Middle Bronze Age bronze sword
Two fragments of a parallel sided, gently tapering sword blade, with the tip missing. The mid section is slightly rounded with bevelled edges. The lower blade fragment is markedly bent, indicating that the tip was deliberately bent to break the blade. Notches along the blade edges may indicate use or deliberate destruction of the sword.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
15.277/3
Find Information
Site Name: Langrove, Penard
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1827
Notes: Found by a quarryman in a hole in the ground covered by a flat stone.
Acquisition
Donation, 16/11/1915
Measurements
length / mm:144.5*
maximum width / mm:30.0*
width / mm
thickness / mm:4.0*
weight / g:99.3*
length / mm:185.0**
width / mm:30.0**
thickness / mm:4.5**
weight / g:140.5**
maximum length / mm:326.0***
length / mm
Material
copper alloy
Location
In store
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