Monument record SUF 035 - Complete bronze sword of Guendlingen type (Halstatt C). (BA)

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Summary

Complete bronze sword of Guendlingen type (Halstatt C). Previously SUF Misc.

Location

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County SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Complete bronze sword of Guendlingen type (Halstatt C), reputed to have been found in Suffolk in 1910 (S2) with strengthening ribs on tang (unusual). Length 72cm (S1)(R1).
Previously SUF Misc.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Source Unchecked: Bury St Edmunds Moyses Hall. Catalogue index card 1977.765.
  • <R1> Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Burgess & Colquhoun, Swords of Britain, Prahistorische Bronzefunde IV, 5 (Munich), 1988, 714,118.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. Edwardson A R, Bronze Age Metalwork in Moyses Hall Museum, 1968, plate VII.

Finds (1)

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Record last edited

Oct 20 2015 2:48PM

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