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J.L. 10.X.69
19.106ENK. 19675EPuits 212[1670[Restauréà Mayence,labo RGZM.Sword no.: 4Bronze sword, of the "tongue" type. Hilt with 8 rivets, three on the tongue, one at the junction of the tongue and the guard, two on] each side of the guard. All are preserved, but one rivet of the guard is broken on one side. Flat tongue, with edges forming beads. At the top, two horns thick, short, slightly curved, forming a V. At the junction of the blade and the guard, a well-marked angular shoulder. Blade with biconvex section with, along each edge, a double channel or double groove parallel to the edge, on each face. Edges parallel up to the two thirds of the length towards the point, then progressive narrowing up to the point, which is preserved, sharp. The object, heavily corroded,
Drawing: drawing of a sword with hilt, rivets, and blade, plus cross-sections of the hilt and blade; labels: none
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain