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2009 T528a Bronze Age socketed axehead
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Colchester & Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2010-04-23 14:03:53
Title
2009 T528a Bronze Age socketed axehead
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English: Treasure Case 2009 T528 Bronze Age Hoard

Description

1. (a) Socketed axe. South-eastern Type. Double mouth moulding, with a prominent upper moulding and smaller lower moulding from which the loop originates. Below the moulding are three parallel pellets decorating the body. The long narrow body runs down to a slightly flared blade. The patina is dark green and brown. Length: 109.40mm; Width (socket) 39.18mm; Width (blade) 44.46mm; Weight 253.4g

2. (b) Body and blade of the socketed axe with a long narrow body and slightly flared blade. The patina is dark green and black. Length: 95.72mm; Width (blade) 38.27mm; Weight 220.0g

3. (c) Broken End Winged axe. Body fragment broken at both ends. Loop and one wing survive. The patina is dark green and brown. Length:73.46mm; Width 26.04; Weight 144.5g

4. (d) Moulding and loop of socketed axe. Single mouth moulding. The patina is dark green, brown and black. Length:52.09mm; Width (moulding)24.17mm; Weight 33.2g

5. (e) Ingot fragment. The patina is green and dark brown. Length: 40.38mm; Width 23.60mm; Weight 101.9g

6. (f) Ingot fragment; The patina is dark green. Length: 44.91mm; Width 25.72mm; Weight 64.9g

7. (g) Ingot fragment. The patina is dark green. Length: 55.32mm; Width 47.71mm; Weight 272.5g

8. (h) Ingot fragment. The patina is dark green and brown. Length: 54.85mm; Width 51.96mm; Weight 207.1g

9. (i) Ingot fragment. The patina is dark green. Length: 70.88mm; Width 59.10mm; Weight 311.2g

10. (j) Ingot fragment. The patina is dark green. Length: 31.13mm; Width 19.02mm; Weight 34.8g

11. (h) Rapier fragment. Blade fragment broken at both ends. The patina is dark green. Length: 42.16mm; Width (blade) 23.56mm; Weight 25.0g

Discussion The hoard can be dated to the Ewart Park phase (c. 1000-800BC) of the Late Bronze Age due to the presence of a Southeastern Type socketed axe and a broken End-Winged axe (Turner 2010). The presence of a rapier blade fragment, a further broken socketed axe and six copper alloy ingot fragments supports this dating. Similar hoards have been recently found nearby in the Maldon area (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 36) and Langford, Essex (ibid. 35-36).

Conclusion This can be considered as potential Treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act (2002 Amendment).

Reference

Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. DCMS

Turner, L. 2010. A Re-Interpretation of the Later Bronze Age Metalwork Hoards of Essex and Kent.

Archaeopress: British Archaeological Reports (British Series 507)

Report by: Alessia Murgia (British Museum volunteer) 28.5.10 Ben Roberts (Curator of European Bronze Age)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 8000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 270077
Old ref: ESS-086ED1
Filename: 2009 T528a.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
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Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/277876/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/270077
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