sword

Object Number

SMM254

Name

sword

Description

Bronze Type II Sword. Tip

and top of pommel spur lost. Twisted

and broken into four unequal pieces. Prominent flanges on the handgrip

which taper away virtually to nothing at the ears and lower guard. One rivet (surviving) low down in the handgrip

two (missing) in the guard. Guard has a slightly sinuous profile. Damage to blade makes it difficult to see whether or not edges were parallel. Blade section ellipsoidal. Blade enhanced either side by two parallel relief ridges following the outline

inset from the edges.

Specimen Count

1

Preservation State

Incomplete

Collection Date From

1978

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

201.f7

SF 7

EMu IRN

44107