File:2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.45 Socketed axe (FindID 502523).jpg

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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.45 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 13:52:46
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.45 Socketed axe
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English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.45 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Variant

Incomplete cast copper allpy socketed axe, missing the blade end. The mouth has a circular cross section and the body has a rectangular cross section. There are 5 equally spaced mouth mouldings. The side loop extends from lower mouth moulding. Casting seams are slightly visible. Heavily corroded and possibly mis-cast. Deliberately broken across the body at the blade end.

Length: 71.63mm. Weight: 143.04 grams. Mouth: 33.88mm by 34.69mm. Socket: 23.17mm by 24.24mm. Loop: 22.35mm long, 8.25mm wide.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 502523
Old ref: ESS-BB1BB3
Filename: A.45 Axe.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/380858
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380858/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502523
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