Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Twickenham Gravel Co., Lts.,The Wilderness, Blackheath, near Camberley, Surrey,(Shown to London Museum, Dec. 1962)
Site: Kent,Darenth,in bed of old course of river Darenth, near existing bridge,September 1962
Discovery context: river
Parish: Darenth
County: Kent
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ.5606.7006
Year of discovery: 1962
Length (mm): 608
Description: Blade has somewhat flattened, mid-rib and bevelled edges. On each face a slight groove follows the outline of the blade until it converges on the mid-rib about 6 cm. from point. On each face surface of metal changes on semi-circular line immediately below hilt. Hilt broken and sword corroded.