Cast copper alloy socketed axehead. The mouth of the socket is sub-rectangular in shape this has a moulded collar running around its circumference on the outside with the side loop beginning just below the moulding. Running down either side is casting flash. The main shaft of the axe is rectangular in cross section. The blade, which is crescent shaped, expands out from the main body of the axe. There are two pronounced moulded ridges that run down from the socket to the blade.
\n1200-800BC<\/p>","notes":"
This record was made from an emailed image.<\/p>\n
Dr Kevin Leahy comments:<\/p>\n
This is a most unusual socketed axe as it is the first one that I have seen that shows any sign of being truncated by wear\/shapening. Most socketed axes retain their proportions.<\/p>","old_findID":"GLO-E7DB52","id":"391617","objecttype":"SOCKETED AXEHEAD","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2010-05-27 15:12:05","broadperiod":"BRONZE AGE","updated":"2011-01-30 19:23:34","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4BFE7DB5001423","findofnote":"1","objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2010-01-01","datefound2":"2010-05-08","createdBy":"46","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":"National importance","subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"391617","old_findID":"GLO-E7DB52","uniqueID":"PAS4BFE7DB5001423","objecttype":"SOCKETED AXEHEAD","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":"61","height":null,"width":"44","thickness":null,"diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":"3369","treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"BRONZE AGE","numdate1":"-1200","numdate2":"-1800","description":"
Cast copper alloy socketed axehead. The mouth of the socket is sub-rectangular in shape this has a moulded collar running around its circumference on the outside with the side loop beginning just below the moulding. Running down either side is casting flash. The main shaft of the axe is rectangular in cross section. The blade, which is crescent shaped, expands out from the main body of the axe. There are two pronounced moulded ridges that run down from the socket to the blade.
\n1200-800BC<\/p>","notes":"
This record was made from an emailed image.<\/p>\n
Dr Kevin Leahy comments:<\/p>\n
This is a most unusual socketed axe as it is the first one that I have seen that shows any sign of being truncated by wear\/shapening. Most socketed axes retain their proportions.<\/p>","reuse":null,"created":"2010-05-27 15:12:05","updated":"2011-01-30 19:23:34","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":"1","objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2010-01-01","datefound2":"2010-05-08","inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"2","dateToCertainty":"3","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":null,"subPeriodTo":null,"reason":"National importance","username":"kadams","fullname":"Kurt Adams","institution":"GLO","usernameUpdate":"kleahy","fullnameUpdate":"Kevin Leahy","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":null,"cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"BRONZE AGE","periodTo":null,"culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Mr Kurt Adams","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mr Kurt Adams","county":"AVON","parish":"CHARLCOMBE","district":"BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"ST7468","map25k":"ST3716","map10k":"ST76NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":"From Finder","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"282859","f":"axe1b.jpg","imagedir":"images\/kadams\/"}]}