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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy socketed gouge of late Bronze Age. Although relatively rare finds, there are a few examples of similar artefacts recorded on the PAS database, most from Wales and the midlands - see, for example, NMGW-52C2A3, NMGW-75FE70, NMS-817C97, LEIC-4AC3D3 and WMID-634197. Socketed gouges are late Bronze Age in date. They are generally thought to be a product of the Wilburton phase of c.1150-950BC, or of the Ewart Park phase of c. 950-750BC; most were probably made between c. 1000 and 800BC.
In comparison to many of the aforementioned examples, the gouge is slender in appearance. The socket is badly damaged, with all of the upper rim missing. The sides taper gradually into the blade. The blade is of 'U-shaped' section and terminates in the cutting edge. On the opposite, concave side, two deep indentaions occupy the top of the blade - these would appear to be indicative of a fault in the casting process. The lower part of the blade shows evidence of having been cut or filed to shape and there are two definite transverse grooves at the lower end of one of the two narrow sides.
The piece measures 80.8mm long, up to 14.8mm wide and 14.5mm deep. The weight is 42.15g. | Subjects: | Socketed | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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