File:2009 T499 8 Bronze Age socketed axe fragment (FindID 269307).jpg

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2009 T499_8 Bronze Age socketed axe fragment
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Colchester & Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2010-04-23 15:20:41
Title
2009 T499_8 Bronze Age socketed axe fragment
Description
English: Late Bronze Age copper alloy hoard comprising three broken socketed axe, five socketed axe fragments and one sword fragment, was found by metal detecting.

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1. Body and blade of socketed axe with a long narrow body and flared blade. The patina is dark green. Length: 63.66mm; Width (blade): 41.22mm; Weight: 118.3g

2. Body and blade of socketed axe with a narrow body and flared blade. The patina is dark green. Length: 63.10mm; Width (blade): 41.63mm; Weight: 111.3g

3. Body and blade of socketed axe with a narrow body and flared blade. The patina is dark green, brown and blue. Length: 81.11mm; Width (blade): 39.74mm; Weight: 155.4g

4. Moulding fragment of socketed axe. Double mouth moulding with a prominent upper moulding and a lower moulding. The patina is green. Length: 31.19mm; Width: 26.64mm; Weight: 14.4g

5. Moulding fragment of socketed axe. Double mouth moulding with a prominent upper moulding and a lower moulding. The patina is green. Length: 30.34mm; Width: 25.00mm; Weight: 13.7g

6. Moulding fragment of socketed axe. Single mouth moulding. The patina is dark green and brown. Length: 18.80mm; Width: 25.71mm; Weight: 12g

7. Body fragment of socketed axe. The patina is dark green and brown. Length: 22.61mm; Width: 20.46mm; Weight: 9g

8. Body fragment of socketed axe. The patina is green and brown. Length: 26.44mm; Width: 19.80mm; Weight: 11g

9. Body fragment of socketed axe (?). The patina is dark green. Length: 27.89mm; Width: 11.22mm; Weight: 3g

10. Fragment. The patina is dark green. Length: 14.82mm; Width: 21mm; Weight: 4g

11. Fragment. The patina is dark green. Length: 26.48mm; Width: 21.20mm; Weight: 6g

12. Sword fragment. Blade fragment broken at both ends. The patina is dark green. Length: 30.50mm; Width: 32.66mm; Weight: 29g

13. Fragment. The patina is green and brown. Length: 18.59mm; Width: 18.10mm; Weight: 10g

14. Fragment. The patina is green and brown. Length: 25.82mm; Width: 32.66mm; Weight: 29g

Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1100 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 269307
Old ref: ESS-11ECE6
Filename: 2009 T499_8 Bronze Age socketed axe fragment.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/277934
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/277934/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/269307
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Object location51° 55′ 27.84″ N, 1° 04′ 46.09″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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