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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: YORYM-3DB3F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axehead of Bronze Age date 1000-800 BC. The fragment consists of a part of the rim of the socket. There is a raised casting seam running laterally and centrally to the fragment. The collar consists of a single stepped raised edge at the socketed end. The remaining profile suggests it is from a sub-rectangular socket and is therefore a curvilinear profile. The surface is pitted and some of the original patina remains on the collar and there are patches of light green. There is not enough detail to precisely date this fragment however it is most probably of a late bronze age date.
The metal is a dark brown with light green patches.
Similar examples are a available on the PAS Database: Unique ID: SUSS-0FF5E4 and Unique ID: CORN-214B63.
Length, 35.6mm, Thickness, 5.4mm, Weight, 15.0g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.6 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 15 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ulrome
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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