Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Sheffield Museum,J.93.465,From C. W. Jessop
Site: England,Yorkshire,Bilton,Found in cutting a drain.,1848
Discovery context: drain cutting
Parish: Bilton
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1848
Length (mm): 201
Width (mm): hilt 41; 57; Blade 22
Thickness (mm): 7; 6
Weight (g): 156
Patina: Dark brown patina, green where chipped.
Associations: Found with 7 celts + some swords + spear-heads.
Description: 6 rivet holes. Broken. Hilt half only. Edges much chipped.
Publications: Sheffield Museum Catalogue,Brit. Arch. Journ, V.349