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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date (1000 - 800 BC). The object can be classified as the Ewart Park phase of metalwork.The object is irregular in plan and curved in profile being faceted. One half of a circular perforation is probably where the side loop was attached to the object. Around the mouth of the socket is a moulded collar which measures 3.18mm thick and is D-shaped in cross-section.Running from the mouth of the socket to the break is a raised rib. The object is has a mid green patina and is in fair condition. The object appears to have broken within antiquity.Socketed axes are most common during the Ewart park phase of metal work which corresponds with metalworking phases X - XII, or Needham Periods 6-7, dating from about 1150-750 CAL BC. This would date the axe from about 1000 - 800 BC.
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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