East Riding Museums

Title: Bronze Age metalwork hoard
Item Name: Armour and Weapons

Description:

Hoard of Bronze Age metalwork, found by metal detecting in 2011, near Bridlington. It includes fragments of a late Bronze Age leaf shaped sword sword (Ewart Park type), a socketed and looped axe head of Yorkshire type, axe blade fragments, knife blade fragment, casting waste and other unidentified objects.

Year: 1000-875BC (approx)
Culture: Bronze Age
Materials: copper alloy
Measurements: Sword 45cm long (approx); Axe head 8cm long (approx)
ID_Number: ERYMS (BAG) : 2013.6