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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.8 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 08:56:47
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.8 Socketed axe
Description
English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.8 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Plain (Petters type A.1)

cast copper alloy socketed axe head. There is a wide upper mouth moulding with a narrower moulding below. The side loop extends from the lower moulding. There are casting seams visible on both sides. The sides are concave, expanding out slightly at the blade end. There is a small amount of damage to the blade tip. The mouth opening is almost rounded, whilst the body is rectangular in cross section.

Length:84.11mm. Weight: 128.04 grams. Socket opening: 25.75mm by 24.04mm. Socket mouth: 33.43mm by 32.90mm. Loop: 19.22mm long, 4.61mm wide; located 10.54mm from mouth opening. Body: 23.50mm wide by 18.74mm thick. Cutting edge: 33.45mm
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 502407
Old ref: ESS-B74731
Filename: 2010T509 axe A.8.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/380761
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380761/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502407
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