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Production: Unknown
Bronze sword, 'peaked' type. Leaf-shaped blade of lanceolate form, with four holes in the hilt for attaching the grip. Found at Portumna Bridge, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
History note: Found at Portumna Bridge, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
Given by Arnold John Hugh Smith through the National Art Collections Fund
Length: 54.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1956-11-22) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh
Late Bronze Age
Production date:
circa
900 BC
: second quarter of the first millennium B.C.
Blade
composed of
bronze
Striking Point
Accession number: M.7-1956
Primary reference Number: 18807
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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