Object: Blade
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Society of Antiquaries Collection, B.60
Site: Unprovenanced,Old N.B.I. entry attributes to Lanant (Lelant) Cornwall - but there seems to be no evidence for this, it may just have become grouped with the Lanant hoard in display; the S.O.A. card index does not give any provenance.
Hoard: yes
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 347
Edge (mm): 34.8
Thickness (mm): 6.9
Surface: Milky to dark green p. - mostly concealed by granular textured green sur.; parts flaking, pocking to v. pale green dirty sur.
Description: Dimensions: EL 347.0mm; max EW 34.8; max T. 6.9,Typology: concave bronze section - flatten towards v. top; half of a rivet hole intact, rest of butt fractured.,Manufacture: no e. bev.,Condition: 3 adjoining fragments (typ prob. recent break) rivetted together with modern plates & rivets; parts of edges intacted and quite sharp; many minor irregs. + larger notches of fracture - mainly due to corr. dam./weakening; small parts of main breaks visible - appears anc.
Remarks: Labels/Markings: white ink inscr. 'B60' small rect. s/o label - printed '6' or '9',PIF, DF(C), SI, CI; Rec. SN Feb 79; Source MV; Old Cards: 1