File:Bronze Age Socketed Axehead (FindID 235328).jpg

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Bronze Age Socketed Axehead
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2008-10-17 17:02:37
Title
Bronze Age Socketed Axehead
Description
English: A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1150 BC - c. 800 BC). Length: 32.1mm; width: 32.0mm and 11.9mm thick. Weight: 35.78g.

This fragment is the lower part of the blade and cutting edge. Viewed in plan, the sides flare outwards slightly to the cutting edge which is slightly and evenly curved. An irregular break has occurred just above the base of the socket. Viewed from the side, the blade is a steep ‘V’-shape. On one of the ‘V’ shaped sides there is a prominent casting seam which is well off-centre of the longitudinal centre-line. The blade does not appear to have been re-sharpened.

The surfaces are generally covered in copper alloy corrosion products. Some of these are in the form of small powdery blisters.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 235328
Old ref: IOW-8B3F61
Filename: IOW2008-2-226.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/190982
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/190982/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/235328
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