Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Tower Armoury, Tr. 47
Site: Cambridgeshire,River Ouse,Ely
Discovery context: river
Parish: Ely
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TL 53 80
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 452
Width (mm): Wsh. 40.7, min. W.bl. 30.2; max W bl. 34
Thickness (mm): Maz T hilt rib 7.4
Weight (g): 433.6
Surface: Fine shiny greeny-brown, speckled with dull gold colour on one face
Description: Dimensions: L 452mm; Wsh. 40.7mm; min W. bl. 30.2; max W. bl. 34.0; max T hilt rib 7.4; L rivets 13.2 - 15.4; wt. 433.6g,Typology: milled acrosses - on slight diagonals; rivets mainly fixed by corr. and suggest elliptical handle section; rivets w. flat heads, faceted round sections.,Manufacture: cg. flash remains on hilt sides - poorly finished; many small cavities (?porosity) on hilt plate only,Condition: v. sharp edges; one significant edge dent
Remarks: Labels/Markings: adhesive large rect. sepia label: '47',PIF; Rec. SN July 88; Source: BM loan