2012-01-23 15:52:10 Amy Downes acooper 2012-01-23 16:01:00 Amy Downes acooper SWYOR-D822A5 AXE The tip (cutting edge) of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating from about 1000 - 700 BC. The cutting edge is worn and rounded. It is wider than the rest of the axe; the sides curve inwards. The casting seams are visible on the edges, but they have been smoothed. The break is also patinated suggesting the axe has been broken in the ground for a long time. The patination on the inside of the socket is darker. On the outside, the smooth olive green patina survives in places, but patches are missing showing lighter coloured corroded metal beneath. Compare KENT-279A24. The tip (cutting edge) of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating from about 1000 - 700 BC. The cutting edge is worn and rounded. It is wider than the rest of the axe; the sides curve inwards. The casting seams are visible on the edges, but they have been smoothed. The break is also patinated s... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE -1000 -700 43.15 22.89 12.54 Fair Fragment 2012-01-23 15:52:10 EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE BISHOP BURTON POINT( ) GPS SE93NE SE9539 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SWYOR Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.