Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Society of Antiquities Collection, B.24,(Presented 1860 by  Sudlow Roots, esq., from the collection of his father William Roots - No. 14)
Site: Greater London,River Thames,Kingston,"found in the Thames at Kingston 7 feet under the gravelly bottom, and nearly 2 feet deep in the blue clay, close to the missile hatchets and other arms found at the same place." (no's 5&6) (c)
Discovery context: river
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 17 69
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 429.5
Width (mm): blade 37.1, 29.6; shoulder 41
Thickness (mm): max 55
Patina: Patches of olivey-brown sur. - poss. orig. p.; other patches fairly bright gold - not interference; rest rich to dark greens - lumpy and flaked
Description: Typology: most of bl. broad v. sl. convex midrib with marked concave e. bevs; bevels terminate in abrupt offsets below shoulders; v. thin but flattened ricassos; tang sides also mainly flat; midridge at tang and shoulders with concave flanking faces; bevelled surfaces around parts of rivet holes; tang end chisel-edged.,Condition: v. sharp edges, v. little dam.; sl. bend in length - tang-skew,Attached Material: blocking one rivet hole - poss. small gravel chip
Publications: a) P.S.A., I, 1843-9, 20-1,b) Arch. XXX, 1844, 490-2,c) P.S.A., 2, I, 1859-61, 83 no. 14
Remarks: Labels/Markings: White ink inscr. "B24", loose hand painted label.,PIF, DF(C), SI; C; Rec. SN Feb.79; Source MV; Old Cards 1