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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.9 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 08:59:46
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.9 Socketed axe
Description
English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.9 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Plain (Petters type A.1)

Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axe, deliberately broken across the body, removing the blade end. There is a wide upper mouth moulding with a narrower moulding below. The side loop extends from the lower mouth moulding; there is a corroded fragment of copper alloy adhering to the loop. The sides of the axe are straight. There are prominent casting seams on the sides of the axe. The socket has a prominent internal rib on one face, with a corroded copper alloy fragment adhering to the opposing face, located just below the mouth mouldings.

Length: 65.97mm. Weight: 180.93 grams. Socket opening: 29.07mm by 29.22mm. Mouth: 40.73mm by 39.79mm. Loop: 24.08mm long, located 15.56mm from mouth opening. Width of loop cannot be determined due to corrosion. Body: 31.07mm wide by 27.58mm thick. Cutting edge: 32.81mm
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 502408
Old ref: ESS-B75363
Filename: 2010T509 axe A.9.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/380762
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380762/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502408
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