Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Bowes Museum, Barnard Caslte, Co. Durham,Museum reference number 1958/1841
Site: England,Yorkshire, North Riding,Startforth
Parish: York
County: York
Country: England
Grid reference: O.S. map reference: 45/037156
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 558.8
Surface: Sides of blade chipped. SUrface patina badly broken on one side of blade.
Composition: Bronze
Other: Length: 1' 10" = 558.8 mm
Associations: Found with bronze sword + gold hair ornament.
Description: Sword with leaf shaped blade + v-shaped hilt. 4 rivet holes. Ridge down each side of hilt. In three pieces, now reconstructed.