File:2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.42 Socketed axe (FindID 502414).jpg

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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.42 Socketed axe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2012-05-10 09:34:11
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2010T509 Bronze Age hoard - Item A.42 Socketed axe
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English: BURNHAM HOARD 2010 T509: Item A.42 Socketed Axe; South Eastern - Plain (Petters type A.1)

Cast copper alloy socketed axe. Wide upper mouth moulding with narrower moulding below. Side loop extends from lower mouth moulding. Casting seams down sides. Heavily corroded at mouth end, brass patina on blade end. Sides slightly concave, flaring out at blade end. Small amount of damage to sharp blade edge. Mouth is square with rounded corners. Body has rectangular cross section. Socket contains fragment of another socketed axe with a prominent internal ridge. Possible organic material.

Length: 82.22mm. Weight: 212 grams. Socket opening: 30.30mm by 26.41mm. Mouth: 40.41mm by 39.05mm. Blade end: 45.09mm
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 502414
Old ref: ESS-B77B12
Filename: A.42 Axe.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/380768
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/380768/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502414
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