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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SF-675534
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date. Only the worn and corroded blade end and part of the socket survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The Fragment is rectangular in form, triangular in section, tapering to the flaring cutting edge. This is crescentic in form and extremely worn due to post-depositional corrosion. The end of the sub-oval shaped socket is visible at the old breaks, but the precise form of the axe remains uncertain due to old breaks. All surfaces have extensive pale green copper-alloy corrosion and have lost their original patinated surfaces. It measures 37.55mm in width, 21.84mm in length, 9.92mm in thickness and 23.88g in weight. This is an incomplete socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date, c.1150-800 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 801 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.84 mm
Width: 37.55 mm
Thickness: 9.92 mm
Weight: 23.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
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