Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Hull Museum, No. 53
Site: Ireland
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 157
Width (mm): hilt 50
Thickness (mm): 9
Weight (g): 170
Patina: Patinated.
Composition: Bronze
Description: The central part of the blade is strong and rounded; the bevels, which have been cast, have been partly broken.  The point is missing and part of the hilt. There are four rivet holes at the base of the blade, and one where the hilt is broken. There is a strong ridge in the centre of the hilt.