Record ID: LON-8EE167 - BRONZE AGE axehead

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AXEHEAD

Unique ID: LON-8EE167

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A late Bronze Age socketed incomplete axe head

A late Bronze Age socketed incomplete axe head (1150-800BC). The fragment comprises the blade and part of the body. The axe head is hollow to a depth of 17.35mm (approximately half way down its length). The blade expands and there are blade tip hollows to either side. There are no traces of hammer or file marks along the blade suggesting this axe was never sharpened.

Dimensions: length: 51.48mm; blade width: 59.08mm; width of body: 39.75mm; thickness: 22.49mm; weight: 133.47g.

Notes:

This axe head was possibly miscast or cut into pieces for recasting.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 51.48 mm
Width: 59.08 mm
Thickness: 22.49 mm
Weight: 133.47 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Bexley
Parish: Erith

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ5178
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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