sword

Cast bronze sword with disc pommel, slender cylindrical disc and tapering blade. 55mm below the flat circular grip is plain and cylindrical. In the centre of the upper disc is a hollow where the tang is visible (?). The guard is elliptical and has open rounded shoulders with inwardly pointing horns that extend as far as the blood channels on both sides of the blade. The mid-rib and channels run to within 41mm of the point. In addition to sharpening bevels on the blade the upper part has a slight oval depression on both surfaces.