Object: Socketed Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum,78 11 1 206,presented by Maj. Gen. Meyrick, 1878,formerly in Meyrick Collection.
Site: Wales,Glamorganshire,Llansannor (2 miles N. of Cowbridge).,"NewForest" (New Forest is now represented by 'New Forest House' & Mynydd y Forest)
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 368
Width (mm): hilt 43; 22,blade 29
Thickness (mm): hilt 16; blade 6
Weight (g): 354.37
Patina: dark green
Surface: smooth
Description: double grooved blade. Top of socket broken off. 2 rivets hiles, bottom one on front, broken.
Publications: Evan's p.205,"Meyrick's" Anc. Armour" pl. XLVII, fig. 11.,"Prehist. & Roman Wales", p. 160, fig. 51, ii,Arch. Ael. 4 Ser. XI (1935) p. 280, pl. XXVII, 3,P.P.S. XIII (1947) p.175
Remarks: Inacc.