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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy socketed axe of Bronze Age date. Only the blade and and part of the socket survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The Fragment is rectangular in form, triangular in section, tapering to the flaring cutting edge. This is crescentic in form and extremely worn due to post-depositional corrosion. The end of the sub-oval shaped socket is visible at the old breaks, but the precise form of the axe remains uncertain due to old breaks. All surfaces have extensive pale green copper-alloy corrosion and have lost their original patinated surfaces. It measures 43.12mm in width, 40.44mm in length, 14.08mm in thickness and 56.14g in weight. This is an incomplete socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date, c.1150-800 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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