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Description: | A fragment of a Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy socketed axehead (1150 BC - 800 BC). Length 50.4mm, maximum width across the blade, 50.3mm and maximum thickness 17.2mm. Weight 103.14g.This fragment is the lower part of the blade of a socketed axe. From an old and abraded diagonal break the sides flare outwards (as viewed in plan) towards the cutting edge which does not have blade tip hollows. One face is flat and corroded and has several horizontal striations although these are barely visible. The opposite face, also corroded, is partially missing due to an old break which has occurred along the edges of the socket, where no doubt there was a weakness in the moulding. The width of the socket at the diagonal break is 22.8mm and at the bottom the socket has a width of about 21.0mm. The faces of the socket are less corroded than the outer faces of the blade. Each side tapers from the old diagonal break at the top to the blade tips forming a steep V-shape. The width at the top is about 17.0mm. Each side has a central longitudinal casting seam that has probably been fettled but remains quite prominent. The cutting edge, which is slightly and evenly curved, is corroded. There is no evidence to suggest that the blade has been re-sharpened. There is also no evidence for any hammer rippling.Although the piece is largely corroded overall there are traces of a mid-green patina on all faces except those of the socket.A brief description of the development of palstaves and axes of the Bronze Age period is given in Savory, H. N. 1980, pages 43-49.
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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