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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date. A substantial part of the axehead is missing, probably due to post-depositional damage. The wedge-shaped axehead measures 100.85mm in length and weighs 236g. The measurement across the expanded cutting edge (which is damaged on one side) is 50.39mm. It appears to have had a slight curve. The socket has a single mouth moulding, part of which is missing. The exterior of the socket is oval and the interior is sub-rectangular. The socket has a maximum thickness of 8.5mm. The loop, which starts just below the socket, is complete but has a break near the centrepoint. It measures 28mm in length and its circular cross section has a diameter of 4.31mm. There are three moulded narrow longitudinal ribs on each flat face, which extend the length of the socket. Along the suviving side, below the loop, there is a central ridge. The axe has a patchy light to dark brownish green patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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