AXEHEAD

A very worn, incomplete and corroded cast copper-alloy socketed axehead of Bronze Age date. The blade end of the axe survives, as well as part of the socket, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. It is rectangular in form and triangular in section, tapering towards the cutting edge. The preserved socket is rectangular and narrows towards the cutting edge, which flares at either side to produce a crescentic cutting edge that is heavily corroded and incomplete. The entire object shows signs of extensive pale green copper-alloy corrosion, as well as post-depositional damage to all surfaces that has resulted in much of the exterior areas of the axe being removed. It measures 55.05mm in width (at cutting edge), 34.92mm in length, 13.85mm in maximum thickness, and weighs 57.50g. This is an incomplete socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date, c.1150-800 BC.