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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1150 BC - c. 800 BC). The fragment consists of part of the rim of the socket and a side lug. There is a slight mis-casting at the socket with some overhang. There is a raised, rounded band 11.8mm wide by the socket and next to it a narrower, 3.4mm wide raised band with one end of the loop attached to this narrower band. The loop is wide with a slight casting seam running down the side and over the loop. There is a distinct carination between the side and top of the blade. The fragment is 43.2mm long, 35.4mm wide and 6.1mm thick; the lug 18.8mm long, 10.2mm tall, 10.6 wide and 3.9mm thick; it weighs 38.79 grams.
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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