Object: Sword
Classification: Blade
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum, W.G. 1279, Given by J. Pierpont Morgan Esquire, (Greenwell Collection), 1909
Site: England, Durham, Stanhope, Heathery Burn Cave
Parish: Stanhope
County: County Durham
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 146
Width (mm): 30
Thickness (mm): 6
Weight (g): 126
Patina: brownish green
Surface: corroded
Composition: Copper 68.8 %, Tin 9.4 %, Lead 20.3 %
Associations: W.G. 1271-1383, 1386-1410 also 11.10.21. 1-54 + 65.2.7. 1-3, 1 Cauldron, 7 spearheads, 1 Fragment sword, 7 Socketed Celts, 3 Cylinders, 3 Discs, 2 Daggers, 3 Socket-gouges, 2 Chisels, 1 Razor, 1 Tongs, 13 Pins, 12 Rings, 2 Bracelets, 1 Key, 1 Boss, 1 Bronze or copper cake.
Description: A portion of a blade, convex faces with out rib.
Publications: Archaeologia LIV. 87.