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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LEIC-75A015
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Recorded at the Hidden Treasures roadshow in Market Harborough.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1000 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 28 mm
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
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