DEV-8101B6: Chagford: Late Bronze Age Sompting axehead

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SOCKETED AXEHEAD

Unique ID: DEV-8101B6

Object type certainty: Certain
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Socketed axe head, made of cast copper alloy. Sompting type. It has a prominent bulbous collar below which is horizontal moulding. The upper body is narrow at the sides (measuring 26mm) and diverges to an expanded cutting edge (measuring 70 mm) that forms into a splayed, elongated wedge-shape. The loop is broad with its upper end merging with the horizontal moulding, and the lower end slightly splayed out extending to the edges of the side. It is decorated on both sides with four pairs of ribs, each rib ending at a ring.

Notes:

Thanks to John Allan, Nick Bennellick, Helena Jaeschke, Mark Lodwick, Stuart Needham and Julien Parsons for their contributions for this record.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Plymouth Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 127 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight: 466 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: West Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Chagford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX7088
Four figure Latitude: 50.6771
Four figure longitude: -3.841284
1:25K map: SX7088
1:10K map: SX78SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Building work
Discovery circumstances: Found on landscaping at hotel- soil brought from Chagford.
Current location: Plymouth Museum
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Savory, H.N.	1980	Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections	Cardiff	National Museums and Galleries of Wales	P. 193-194
Schmidt, P.K.	1981	The Axes of Scotland and Northern England	Munich	Prahistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung	p.241-244

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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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