Discover The Fascinating Copper Sword Of The Middle Bronze Age

Feature	Description
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

Discover the Fascinating Copper Sword of the Middle Bronze Age