ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
COPPER SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Feature | Description |
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Name | Copper Sword |
Age | Middle Bronze |
Period | 1700 to 1300 BC |
Reference | Ref. 1-110-A |
Guard | Grip made of organic material, horn or wood (missing, replaced by drawing). |
Rivets | Four rivets (one missing) that hold the blade. |
Blade | Cast and hammered arsenical copper, straight, wide, and flat, with a triangular tendency. |
Blade Features | Without channels or hollows, tapering to a fine point. |
Metal Composition | Copper (second in hardness); copper-tin alloy produces bronze. |
Museum Inventory | National Archaeological Museum of Madrid, inventory: 37927. |
Place of Discovery | Atarfe, province of Granada. |
Total Length | 625 mm |
Blade Width | 76 mm |
Thickness | 4 mm |
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