File:Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment (FindID 755104).jpg

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Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment
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Danielle Wootton, Danielle Wootton, 2015-11-30 19:03:29
Title
Bronze Age socketed axehead fragment
Description
English: A fragment of a late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe, probably dating to c. 1100-800 BC. The fragment consists of the cutting edge, blade and partial socket. It is rectangualr in plan, with parallel sides and a slightly convex cutting edge without flaring blade tips. In profile the blade tapers from the worn break to the cutting edge, with very pronounced casting seams creating a sub-hexagonal cross section, although with a rectangualr socket. Both faces have been decorated, although highly truncated, with two or more converging lines which meet just below the break.

Dimensions: length 42.2mm; width 37.8mm; thickness 16.7mm; weight 94.55g.

The fragment probably fits into the Ewart park or Wilburton metal working groups, giving it a date of 1100-800 BC. The fragment is extraordinarily heavy for its size, suggesting a hihg lead content in the Bronze.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 1100 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 755104
Old ref: DEV-C9D5FD
Filename: Axeheadfragment.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/543309
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/543309/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/755104
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Object location50° 18′ 21.6″ N, 3° 45′ 26.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Attribution: Danielle Wootton
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