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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SOM-C6116B
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Bronze Age copper-alloy, possibly of a socketed axehead. This fragment is irregular in plan and is possibly part of the mouth of the axehead. The outer face has an upper linear moulding of 5.1 mm in maximus thickness that narrows to 2.1 mm. Then is the remain of a transverse lower moulding. The back of the fragment is flat.
The fragment has a dark green patina and the breaks are worn and old.
It measures 24.5 mm in length, 18.7 mm in width, 5.1 mm in thickness and weights 8.39 g.
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: 24.5 mm
Width: 18.7 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 8.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Thursday 1st February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt no. 019411
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
Parish or ward: Otterhampton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST2542
Four figure Latitude: 51.17230145
Four figure longitude: -3.07417953
1:25K map: ST2542
1:10K map: ST24SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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