Object: Sword
Classification: Leaf shaped
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Hertfordshire County Museum, St. Albans,Lent by Capt. J. H. Ball, R.A.F
Site: Hungary
Country: Hungary
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 692
Width (mm): blade 47; hilt plate 53.5, 30, 22
Thickness (mm): 8, 10
Weight (g): 772.53
Patina: Dark olive green & shows in places.
Surface: Almost covered with a thin medium green encrustment: one side a much lighter shade
Description: This is supposed to be 2 inches longer than any known specimens (vide Capt. Ball). The mid-rib extends right along blade. The arcs below hilt plate are incised. Edges are sharpened, this does not show very distinctly. No rivets.