Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-BCD366
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axe dating to the late Bronze Age to early Iron Age (800 BC -700 BC) comprising a corner of the socket rim. The rim is 5.2mm thick with a moulded collar on the outer surface which is 12.9mm wide. There is a prominent casting seam evident down the mid part of one side.
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Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 1100 BC
Date to: Circa 700 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.6 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 14.45 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SU4334
Four figure Latitude: 51.10369496
Four figure longitude: -1.38722238
1:25K map: SU4334
1:10K map: SU43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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