File:Bronze Age socketed axehead (fragment) (FindID 289127).jpg

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Bronze Age socketed axehead (fragment)
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None, Julian Watters, 2010-02-19 15:24:25
Title
Bronze Age socketed axehead (fragment)
Description
English: A fragment of a copper-alloy socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date. The piece represents part of the socket end of the implement. On the outer surface, just below the curved rim, is a broad band with a convex surface. At the base of this band is a groove and below this, a narrower, lower ridge. The artefact has a dark green patination which extends across the edges, indicating that the break occurred in antiquity. The piece measures 35.6mm long, 27.9mm wide and 6.5mm thick. The weight is 20.2g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date between 1150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 289127
Old ref: BH-EAAFD1
Filename: BA axe 10 19 - 4.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/239776
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/239776/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/289127
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