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Bronze leaf-shaped sword with a 'V' butt and tang with slight flanges and two vertical ribs. This sword has nine rivet-holes on the hilt, three on the handle and six on the shoulders. The blade has evidence of ricasso and central thickening, it has bevelled edges. It was found in the Thames at Richmond.
Date
900 BC - 800 BC
Image Number
000241
