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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.6 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 11:02:26
Title
2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.6 Socketed axe
Description
English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.6 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Faceted (Petters class D)

Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead. The mouth is damaged (it does not show signs of wear. The side loop begins immediately after the break. The casting seams on the side of the axe have been smoothed. The axe has a shallow octagonal cross section, due to the faceted edges on the front and back face. Some damage to the cutting edge.

Length: 93.73mm. Weight: 116.42grams. Loop: 21.47mm long, 4.79mm wide. Body: 31.51mm wide by 14.17mm thick. Cutting edge: 45.69mm.

socket at break: 20.19mm by 13.32mm
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 502450
Old ref: ESS-B8EFE2
Filename: 2010T509 axe A.6.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/380822
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380822/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502450
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