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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LEIC-ED54C1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Bronze age copper alloy axe fragment, possibly a flanged axe, 37mm long, 27mm wide and 11mm thick. The object is in good condition with a dark green/brown patina and weighs 51.99 grams. It tapers slightly in thickness and each side has slight traces of the start of a lipped edge. The original surface is very fine and in good condition and the breaks appear to be old.
Class: Fragment
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 2100 BC
Date to: 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 51.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th December 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Hoby with Rotherby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6519
Four figure Latitude: 52.764699
Four figure longitude: -1.038131
1:25K map: SK6519
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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