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Description: | Blade portion of relatively narrow bronze socketed axe. One face twisted at break. Large, roughtly triangular segment missing from centre of blade edge, also one small dent just above. One recent graze to surface. Patinated dark green/brown with some paler green corrosion products. Blade edge break and majority of main break appear ancient, though break along one side may be more recent. Surviving length 50 mm, blade width 42 mm, weight 63.3g.Soil from socket cavity bagged and retained separately.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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