Object: Sword
Classification: Leaf shaped
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,1923,Lord Howard de Walden,Belgrave Square S.W.
Site: Thames,from the Thames
Discovery context: river
County: Greater London
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 706
Width (mm): blade 36.5; hilt 60, 34
Thickness (mm): blade 9 + 13 at hilt end
Weight (g): 815.06
Patina: Matte patina, dull dirty blackish colour - golden bronze shows.
Surface: Smooth. Tiny stones adhere round one group of rivets.
Description: 9 rivets - 12 to 19mm long. Hilt is flat except for slightly flanged side edges. Good condition.