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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.5 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 10:40:37
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.5 Socketed axe
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English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.5 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Pellet decorated (Petters type A.2)

Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axe which has been deliberately cut just below the socket end removing the cutting edge. There is a wide upper mouth moulding, with a narrow, but pronounced lower mouth moulding. The top edge of the side loop is joined over the lower mouth moulding. There is a prominent casting seam visible on the sides and loop. There is a small casting flaw, in the form of an irregular oval opening, located on the un-looped side of the axe. The axe has a rectangular cross section, becoming more square at the mouth. The mouth has rounded corners. There is a small raised circular pellet on the front and back face of the axe, just below the lower mouth moulding. This axe contained four small corroded copper alloy fragments recorded as A.5.1 (below)

Length: 74.85mm. Weight: 163.18 grams. Socket opening: 28.20mm by 27.54mm. Socket mouth: 34.64mm by 35.22mm. Loop: 19.60mm long, 4.14mm wide; located 11.04mm from mouth opening. Body: 25.29mm wide by 22.71mm thick. Cutting edge: 27.89mm

A.5.1four small copper alloy corrosion fragments, weighing 0.7 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 502440
Old ref: ESS-B8C4F4
Filename: 2010T509 axe A.5.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/380816
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380816/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502440
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