File:2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item 4.A socketed axe (FindID 504094).jpg

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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item 4.A socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-21 17:04:17
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item 4.A socketed axe
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English: Burnham Hoard 2010 T509: vessel content 4.A Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Pellet decorated (Petters type A.2)

Content of vessel T.D.2 located aproximately 40mm from the top of the vessel.

Cast copper alloy socketed axe. There is a double mouth moulding, with a wide upper mouth moulding and narrower moulding below. The top of the side loop extends from the lower mouth moulding. The loop is filled with corrosion. The body sides are slightly concave, increasing in width to form the blade end. There is some damage to the blade tip, on the side of the loop. The body is rectangular in section and the corners of the mouth are rounded. There are traces of what appears to be organic material within the socket. There are prominant casting seams on both sides of the main body. There is a small raised pellet just below the narrower mouth moulding in the centre of both the front and back faces. One face is covered in corrosion.

Length: 118.94mm. Socket opening: 27.19mm by 27.50mm. Mouth: 40.70mm by 40.85mm. Side loop 23.10mm long, 11.49mm wide. Loop is located 15.14mm from mouth. Body width 27.50mm, thickness 23.06mm. Cutting edge 39.24mm wide.Weight: 287g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 504094
Old ref: ESS-A5E2D5
Filename: axe4A.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/382156
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/382156/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/504094
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