File:2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.4 Socketed axe (FindID 502447).jpg

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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.4 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 10:46:03
Title
2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.4 Socketed axe
Description
English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.4 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - ribbed

Complete cast copper alloy socketed axe. There is a wide upper mouth mounding with a second moulding below which is now largely obscured by corrosion. The top edge of the side loop is joined over the lower moulding. It is rectangular in cross section and the mouth has rounded corners. A casting seam is visible on the unlooped side towards the socket mouth. Both sides of the axe are largely covered in corrosion products. The axe is decorated on the front and reverse face with three thin and evenly distributed ribs extending down from the mouth mouldings and extend approximately 48mm down the length of the body. The cutting edge has a small amount of damage due to corrosion.

Length: 95.08mm. Weight: 291.75grams. Socket opening: 31.92mm by 28.46mm. Socket mouth: 45.90mm by 41.71mm. Loop: 20.30mm long, 4.70mm wide; located 14.10mm from mouth opening. Body: 41.38mm wide by 22.47mm thick. Cutting edge: 56.63mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 502447
Old ref: ESS-B8DC51
Filename: 2010T509 axe A.4.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/380817
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380817/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502447
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