Find Spot record 0247700000 - THE COOMBE

Summary

Bronze Age metalwork found whilst metal-detecting

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0191 mm Depth/Thickness 0008 Width 0054
Plan Form - LEAF SHAPED
HILT & HALF OF BLADE OF SWORD, FOUND 25MM BELOW SURFACE BY F W HUGHES. SLOTTED HANDLE, 4 RIVET HOLES IN HILT PLATE, 2 RIVETS IN INNER HOLE. BADLY CORRODED & BENT. SLOT IN HANDLE, NO TRACE OF A RICASSO. V SHOULDERS, TRACE OF HANDLE. EXACT LOCATION UNSURE. STUDIED BY BM. DRAWN &C (B1,B3).
BOUGHT BY LUTON MUSEUM (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC5093 Unpublished document: FARLEY M E SEPT 1976 (& INFORMATION FROM MR C L MATTHEWS, MR TWADDLE.
  • <2>SBC5027 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E JAN 1977.
  • <3>SBC3377 Article in serial: Hal Dalwood. 1987. 'AN ASSEMBLAGE OF BRONZE ARTEFACTS FROM IVINGHOE, BUCKS', IN OXFORD JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 6 PP29-42. Vol 6.

Location

Grid reference SP 96680 15360 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SWORD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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  • Event - Survey: Metal detecting (EBC12614)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2018 11:48AM

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