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BRONZE AGE RAPIER
A copper alloy dirk or rapier blade dating from the Bronze Age. The blade is broken into three pieces, but the lack of patination on the breaks suggests this occurred post deposition. The blade is almost complete, with just parts of the edge of the hilt missing. The blade has straight edges which taper to the point. It is lentoid in section with a thickened mid rib which occupies the middle third …
Subject
- archaeology - BRONZE AGE
Type of item
- RAPIER
Medium
- Copper alloy
Subject
- archaeology - BRONZE AGE
Type of item
- RAPIER
Medium
- Copper alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- -1300
- -1300
Places
- United Kingdom; North Yorkshire; Hambleton
Identifier
- SWYOR-7A4C37
Year
- -1300
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T15:10:04.132Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:34:23.026Z