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Description: | A copper alloy socketed chisel with curvilinear decoration. A wedge-shaped implement with a square socket. There is the remnant of a beaded lip around the top of the socket. The "chisel" tapers gently to a curved cutting edge. The sides taper and become narrower than the faces of the chisel. Below the rim of the socket there is moulded line decoration comprising three concentric curved lines on each of the faces and the sides.Parts of the axe retain a dark brown patina, but there are large areas where the surface is lost and light green bronze corrosion is visible.Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 1000 BC - 800 BCDimensions: 98.36 mm x 26.40 mm x 24.67Socket internal dimensions: 16.65 mm x 16.59 mmWeight: 135.72 g
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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