Poorly Located Find Spot record BRD 392 - Findspot of a Bronze-Age bronze rapier with trapezoid tang
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Summary
Bronze rapier with trapezoid tang with two corner rivet holes, one incomplete, other containing rivet. Formerly recorded as BRD MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 75 85 (10000m by 10000m) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
| Civil Parish | BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze rapier with trapezoid tang with two corner rivet holes, one incomplete, other containing rivet. Flat mid-rib blade section. Length 38.05 cms, weight 22.68 gms. From `Brandon' late MBA (S1-S5).
Formerly recorded as BRD MISC
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF15893 (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <S2> SSF22269 (No record type): Trump B A V, `Fenland Rapiers' in Coles J M & Simpson D D A (eds), Studies in Ancient Europe, 1968, .
- <S3> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. number 1889.
- <S4> SSF22271 (No record type): Trump B A V, PPS, 28, 1962, 238.
- <S5> SSF1341 (No record type): BM, National Bronze Implements Catalogue, (ill).
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM