File:Bronze Age socketed axe (FindID 787740).jpg

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Bronze Age socketed axe
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Richard Henry, 2016-07-27 14:06:51
Title
Bronze Age socketed axe
Description
English: A fragment from a Bronze Age socketed axehead dating to c.1000-800 BC. The fragment comprises a section of the rim of the axe, 20.71mm at its widest, tapering down to a narrow corner. The rim is flat and narrows towards the body of the axe, starting with a maximum thickness of 5.48mm, tapering down to 1.77mm. The fragment is comprised of two ridges, one is much larger than the other. The patina is a dark green throughout.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 787740
Old ref: WILT-04C3E6
Filename: WILT04C3E6.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/576828
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/576828/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/787740
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Object location50° 58′ 16.32″ N, 1° 50′ 52.04″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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