|
Date: |
|
Description: | Small plain socketed axe, which is faceted, has six faces, and exhibits a hexagonal cross section mid way down the blade. A high placed loop extends from the underside of a flattened collar, which is 7mm in width. The axe has an ovoid to circular shaped socket mouth, which is characteristic of this type of axe. The sides of the axes are concave and divergent, splaying out towards the blade end, but with no marked recurving of the blade edge. One of the axe faces has an uneven surface, probably the result of a slight casting imperfection. A series of striations running parallel with the blade edge indicate that the axe was sharpened for use. The absence of projecting casting flashes and runners on the mouth also indicate that the axe was finished after casting for use. The axe has a blue green patina, and is heavy for its size, suggesting that it might have a high lead content. The blade surface has been chipped at two points, probably during its recent retrieval from the ground, and therefore it is only possible to estimate that the original blade width of the axe was c.45.5mm. No evidence of axe haft remained within the axe socket, which was cleaned of soil by an archaeological conservator. Length 79mm, surviving blade width 44mm, depth of socket 48.5mm, internal socket dimensions 29.5mm x 27.5mm, external socket dimensions 40mm x 36mm, weight 177.9 grams. Date:1150-750 Cal BC (Wilburton or Ewart Park stages). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -1150
-750 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adam Gwilt | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
|
|