Acquisition number: 2004.04
Sword blade of leaf-shaped form. Central concave ridge continuing to form a short tang, which has been drilled for attachment to a hilt.
Title: Sword blade of leaf-shaped form - 2004.04
Acquisition number: 2004.04
Culture or period: Amlash culture.
Date: 12th - 10th century BC
Material: Metal - Bronze
Object type: Weapons
Dimensions: 450mm (l)
Origin region or location: Iran
Display case or on loan: 1
Keywords: Bronze Age, Short sword, Fragment, Amlash
2004.04
Sword blade of leaf-shaped form
Sword blade of leaf-shaped form. Central concave ridge continuing to form a short tang, which has been drilled for attachment to a hilt.
Amlash culture, 12th-10th century bc.
Length 45cm
Presented by Dr Betty Meehan; from the collection of Professor Rhys Maengwyn Jones (1941-2001).