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Description: | Complete plain bronze socketed axe with loop containing fragments of crushed copper alloy sheet, a copper alloy ring ? Or strip fragment and other copper alloy fragments (not extracted). Socket crushed inwards from either side. Main socket moulding only. Crescentric blade edge but extensively re-sharpened with ancient nick. Traces of original bronze patina on one face, otherwise medium/dark brown patina and light/medium green encrustations.
98mm long, 47mm maximum width including loop. | 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: | -1000
-800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Gabor Thomas | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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