File:Treasure case 2011 T429 Bronze Age hoard from Nottinghamshire object 16 (FindID 464310).jpg
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[edit]Treasure case 2011 T429 Bronze Age hoard from Nottinghamshire object 16 | |||
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The British Museum, Caroline Barton, 2011-09-27 16:49:05 |
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Treasure case 2011 T429 Bronze Age hoard from Nottinghamshire object 16 |
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English: A Late Bronze Age hoard consisting of eighteen objects including: 5 copper alloy blade fragments from two leaf-shaped swords; 4 socketed axes; 1 socketed leaf-shaped spearhead; 1 blade fragment from a leaf-shaped spearhead; 1 tanged chisel; 1 clasp or belt fitting and 4 copper alloy ingot fragments.
Description: 1. Copper alloy tip blade fragment from a leaf-shaped sword. Flattened rounded-midsection with bevelled edges, most likely of Ewart Park type (Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: 55-68). This fragment refits with nos. 2-4. Length: 96mm, Maximum Width: 37.76mm, Maximum Thickness: 5.07mm, Weight: 64.5g 2. Copper alloy lower body blade fragment from a leaf-shaped sword. Flattened rounded-midsection with bevelled edges, most likely of Ewart Park type (Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: 55-68). This fragment refits with nos. 1, 3 and 4. Length: 112mm, Maximum Width: 39.41mm, Maximum Thickness: 5.34mm, Weight: 115.3g 3. Copper alloy upper body blade fragment from a leaf-shaped sword. Flattened rounded-midsection with bevelled edges, most likely of Ewart Park type (Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: 55-68). This fragment refits with nos. 1,2 and 4. Length: 95mm, Maximum Width: 36.14mm, Maximum Thickness: 5.83mm, Weight: 104.0g 4. Copper alloy upper body blade fragment from a leaf-shaped sword. Flattened rounded-midsection with bevelled edges, most likely of Ewart Park type (Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: 55-68). This fragment refits with nos. 1-3. Length: 107mm, Maximum Width: 33.6mm, Maximum Thickness: 6.21mm, Weight: 112.0g 5. Copper alloy modified blade fragment from a leaf-shaped sword. The bevelled edges have been hammered so as to form a right angle with the face of the blade, running most of the length of the fragment, so as to produce a concave edge. The edges have both been hammed upwards in the same direction. One end of the blade fragment retains its original width, where its Flattened rounded-midsection reveal it most likely be of a Ewart Park sword. The opposite end has been hammered into a rudimentary blade edge, with the adjacent blade face also having been flattened somewhat. Length: 96mm, Maximum Width: 29.96mm, Maximum Thickness: 5.55mm, Weight: 51.5g 6. Copper alloy complete looped socketed axe of plain Type South-eastern (Schmidt and Burgess 1981: 212-217, pl. 84-86, nos. 1267-1294). This axes falls into Schmidt and Burgess's undifferentiated group of South-eastern axes (1981: 215-216, nos. 1281-1294), being part of an as-yet undifferentiated variant, rather than of the northern forms that have already been identified. The axe has a slim body with an unexpanded cutting edge not much wider than the width of the mouth, which has a square collar and a single moulding set below it. The sides, which are slightly concave, expand gently outwards to form the cutting edge. There are no ribs on the inside of the socket. Length: 93mm, Blade width: 45mm, Body width (top of loop): 25mm, Maximum Thickness:32.05mm, Weight: 155.4g Length: 97mm, Blade width: 46mm, Body width (top of loop): 24mm, Maximum Thickness: 40.32mm Weight: 209.0g 8. Copper alloy complete looped socketed axe of Type Welby (Schmidt and Burgess 1981: 221-223, nos. 1335-1354B). This has a long slim body with straight sides that tapers slightly outwards only slightly at about two-thirds down the body to form an expanded cutting edge. On the face are three short ribs that emerge from a horizontal moulding level with where the upper part of the loop begins. This axe is unusual in having a second horizontal moulding, just above and closest to, the one from which the ribs emerge. A similar axe is known from the hoard at Sproatley, East Riding of Yorkshire (Schmidt and Burgess 1981: no. 1340). The collar is slightly rounded. Length: 109mm, Blade width: 51mm, Body width (top of loop): 31mm, Maximum Thickness: 41.77mm, Weight: 296.0g 9. Copper alloy complete looped socketed axe of Type Welby (Schmidt and Burgess 1981: 221-223, nos. 1335-1354B). This small axe differs from that of No. 8 in having slightly concave sides that taper gently outwards to the cutting edge immediately from the neck. The face is decorated with four ribs that emerge from a horizontal moulding, below a collar that expands noticeably outwards. These ribs are unusual in extending just over half way down the length of the body, with the two centre ribs being slightly shorter than the two outer ribs. Whilst the outline of the axe is mirrored by a number of other axes of Type Welby (e.g. Schmidt and Burgess 1981: no. 1339, 1340, 1342), the configuration of the ribs is not, which normally number only three. Axes of this type with more than three ribs are known (e.g. Schmidt and Burgess 1981: nos. 1350. 1351. 1355) but not to this pattern. A similar axe is known from the hoard at Winteringham, Humberside (Maraszek 2006: tf. VIII, no. 2). Jammed inside the socket is a small rectangular piece of bronze. Length: 82mm, Blade width: 43mm, Body width (top of loop): 26mm, Maximum Thickness: 34.08mm, Weight: 153.6g 10. Copper alloy complete pegged socketed leaf-shaped spearhead. This ogival bladed spearhead has a lanceolate outline, wherein the curve of the blade is widest below the midpoint of its length (Burgess, Coombs and Davies 1972: 214-214). Plain leaf-shaped spearheads such as these appeared during the Penard and subsequent phases of the British Bronze Age (c. 1300-1075 BC) before being replaced by the tradition of more ornate hollow bladed spearheads of the Wilburton phase (c. 1075-950 BC), only to become common again during the Ewart Park phase, though often smaller in size. Length: 150mm, Maximum Width: 43.01mm, Diameter of the socket: 24.56mm, Thickness of the blade:3.97mm, Weight:120.8g 11.Copper alloy blade fragment from a leaf-shaped spearhead. This fragment is from an ogival bladed spearhead of the same type as no. 10. Length: 820mm, Maximum Width: 23.29mm, Maximum thickness: 5.94, Weight: 33.9g 12. Copper alloy tanged chisel. These tools are commonly referred to as tanged chisels (e.g. Evans 1881: 167-169, figs. 193-195; Burgess, Coombs and Davies 1972: 217-218). However, O'Connor (1980: 137-138, 175, list. 131, map. 51), following Roth (1974: 40), has suggested that they were more likely to have been leather working tools. Below a stepped collar, a long narrow flat blade with slightly convex sides tapers gently outward to form a flat expanded blade with rounded cutting edge. The tang is short with a squared section. Length: 107mm, Maximum Width: 27.88mm, Maximum Thickness: 12.27mm, Weight: 43.4g 13.Copper alloy clasp or belt fitting. Bronze ring crowned with square loop. This is the central ring of a two-part clasp or belt-fitting of Type Parc-y-Meirch (O'Connor 1980: 195, list. 167). It may be related to either horse harnessing or scabbard fitting. Length (including loop): 39mm, Maximum Width: 32mm, Maximum Thickness: 15.04mm, Weight: 28.9g 14. Copper alloy ingot fragment. Length:105.74mm, Maximum Width: 51.31mm, Maximum Thickness: 16.57mm,Weight: 242.8g 15. Copper alloy ingot fragment. Length:38.14mm, Maximum Width: 27.10mm, Maximum Thickness: 19.86mm, Weight:96.1g 16. Copper alloy ingot fragment. Length:97.53mm, Maximum Width: 57.41mm, Maximum Thickness: 16.1mm, Weight: 209.8g 17. Copper alloy ingot fragment. Length: 95.64mm, Maximum Width: 72.45mm, Maximum Thickness: 17.17mm, Weight:378.8g 18. Copper alloy ingot fragment. Length:108.23mm, Maximum Width: 81.01mm, Maximum Thickness: 24.30mm, Weight: 423.4g Discussion The objects in this hoard can be dated typologically to the Late Bronze Age(c. 950-800 BC).
Burgess, C. Coombs, D. And Davies, D.G, 1972. The Broadward Complex and Barbed Spearheads. In Lynch, F., and Burgess, C. (eds) Prehistoric Man in Wales and the West, pp. 211-283. Bath: Adams and Dart. Colquhoun I & Burgess C. (1988). The swords of Britain. Munich: Prahistorische Bronzefunde, Abt. IV. Munich: C.H. Beck. O'Connor, B. 1980. Cross-Channel relations in the later Bronze Age. BAR International Series 91. Oxford: Archaeopress Roth, H., 1974. Ein Ledermesser der Atlantischen Bronzezeit aus Mittel-franken. Archäologische Korrespondenzblatt 4, 37-47. Authors Steven Matthews (University of Groningen) Mafalda Raposo (Volunteer) Ben Roberts (Bronze Age Curator) 30.8.11 |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire | ||
Date | between 950 BC and 800 BC | ||
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FindID: 464310 Old ref: PAS-1EB110 Filename: object16.jpg |
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