2nd millennium BC. A bronze two-edged sword of Type Wilburton with lentoid-section lanceolate blade and stepped edges, notched ricasso, waisted hilt with T-shaped finial, holes for attachment of a wooden grip; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Burgess, C. & Colquhoun, I. The Swords of Britain, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IV, vol.5, Munich, 1988, plate 27, item 163 for type. 1.06 kg including stand, 51.5cm (20 1/4"). From a private Scottish collection, and ex Thomas Riddick; found County Monaghan, Northern Ireland. Very fine condition.