Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-4F6B02
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Late Bronze age copper alloy socketed axe (Type Meldreth) with a double mouth and a trumpet-shaped collar (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, 205, no.1214). The body is slender and straight with an expanded blade and a loop that extends from the second, shallow mouth ridge. The surface condition of the axe is poor with one broken blade corner. The back is coated with mud while the red /brown skin on the front is worn and corroded. These areas of broken skin are porous and matte green.
Notes:
Part of the Rothley Hoard other items can be found at LEIC-A67B11 LEIC-A665D7 and LEIC-A6BB51
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Current location of find: Charnwood Museum, Loughborough
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T278
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1020 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 99 mm
Width: 43 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight: 142.3 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th May 2009
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SMR reference number: FLE16650
Treasure case number: 2009T278
Museum accession number: X.A142.2010
4 Figure: SK5713
Four figure Latitude: 52.711669
Four figure longitude: -1.157717
1:25K map: SK5713
1:10K map: SK51SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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