Object: Sword
Classification: Leaf shaped
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum, WG 1226
Site: England,Greater London,Wandsworth,In Thames,R. Thames,1854
Discovery context: river
County: Greater London
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1854
Length (mm): 297, 349
Width (mm): blade 41; hilt 57, 45
Thickness (mm): blade 9
Weight (g): 896.77
Patina: Dark brown. Bronze shows in worn parts.
Surface: Small patches of sand on reverse.
Description: Rivets: A. 21; B. 21; C. 20; The remaining rivets are 20 to 21mm long. Below hilt are 2 lines of dots.
Remarks: Hilt repaired by casting on new piece after damage (D. Britton).,Inacc. drawing.,CI