Record ID: ESS-79D304
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast-copper alloy item of unknown function. On first inspection the artefact appears to be a blade tip, as it is sub-rectangular in shape and tapers in thickness to a point. However, when looking at the item in section, there appear to be sub-spherical cavities inside the item which suggest it was mounted or attached to another object. Based on the surface patina and the composition of the copper-alloy, a suggested date within the Bronze Age is given. Dimensions Length (mm) Width (mm) Thickness (mm) Weight (g) …
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2018
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Record ID: ESS-1E4FB6
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Socketed tools 1.Socketed axe fragment. Copper alloy, blade end fragment. Socket filled with soil, undecorated. Dark green patina, one corrosion welt on cutting edge. Faint horizontal and vertical striations on body. Indented near socket end (likely heated and broken up). Length: 54mm. Breadth: 37mm. Socket length: 27mm. Socket breadth: 15mm. Weight: 84.0g. 2. Socketed hammer fragment. Copper alloy, dark green patina, corrosion welts on contact surface. Casting seam well-trimmed. Socket filled with soil. 4mm indent/notch on body. Undecorated. Two faces on contact s…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 12th November 2021
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Record ID: ESS-BB59D5
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy cast chisel of probable Bronze Age date (c. 2350 - 801BC). The item is composed of a waisted portion with a curved end comprising the chisel edge, and a tapering square sectioned length emerging from the opposite side. The joint between the emergent square sectioned length and the chisel 'body' is the thickest part of the item. Dimensions: weight: 9.5g, length: 41.9mm, width: 12.2mm, thickness: 9.8mm
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
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Record ID: ESS-4A5641
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast Bronze Age spear tip, likely dating from c. 1500 - 800 BC. Both the terminal tip and the base are now missing, though some of the mid-portion remains. The fragment is circular in section at the centre, with flanges extending to either side to form the flattened edges of the spear. The centre of the spear appears to be hollow, but is now filled with material that has been heavily compacted. The circular section gives the fragment a distinctive raised mid-rib. The surface patina is dark green and abraded in places. Dimensions: weight: 8.43g, length: 25.9mm, …
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: ESS-17E797
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy Late Bronze Age (c. 950-800 BC) socketed axehead. The axe is sub rectangular in plan and has a flared crescent shaped cutting blade edge. The sides are triangular in shape. The socket is sub-square in section. The axe is 101.2mm in length. The blade is 44.4mm wide. The internal wall of the axe is approx 6.4mm thick. The external width of the socket is 40.7mm, whilst the internal width is 30.6mm. The width of the axe inclusing the loop is 40.6mm. The weight is 307.0g The socket features a moulded bevelled collar which is immediately above a similar mould…
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th April 2022
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Record ID: ESS-975247
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy bead, bi-conical in cross section with a central circular hole. The surface patina is generally smooth and light brown in colour, with some patches of wear Similar in form to SUSS-0C04D4, SUSS-3278C4 and BH-3A6E57. Dimensions weight: 10.13g diameter: 19mm thickness: 10.3mm
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Woodham Ferrers', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-17C46C
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragmentary copper-alloy palstave axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age c. 1500 - 1000 BC. The axe retains part of the blade and stop-ridge. The blade is lentoid in section and sub-rectangular in shape, flaring outwards nearer the blade edge. The blade edge is now missing. The stop-ridge is rectangular in shape, though the depression in one face is deeper than the other. The butt portion of the axe is also missing. The thickest portion of the item is the junction between blade and stop-ridge where flanges rise to meet at the centre. The surface is very worn and the axe app…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2018
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Record ID: ESS-D41BDF
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed axe, probably dating to the late Bronze Age, c. 1100-800 BC. The fragment is partially rounded on one edge and features a collar at the socketed edge. There are ribs visible on the surface. The inside of the fragment is plain. The patina is mostly red/brown with areas that have worn away to reveal green colouring. The red/brown colouring attests to the likely inclusion of a significant amount of iron in the alloy. The fragment has a weight of 17.6g, a length of 33.2mm, a width of 30.3mm and a maximum thickness of 6.1mm.
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th November 2019
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Record ID: ESS-825B65
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy bead of Bronze Age date. The bead is bi-conical in shape with a circular hole slightly off-centre. This circular hole is 6.0mm in diameter. The patina is smooth and dark brown in colour with some small areas of surface wear. Similar in form to ESS-975247 Dimensions weight: 13.24g, diameter: 18.4mm, thickness: 10.0mm
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
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Record ID: ESS-56EE7A
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The item is possibly a copper-alloy Bronze Age (c. 1500 - 1150BC) small chisel or awl. The blade is square in cross section and tapers to a flat edge. One side of the blade tapers slightly more, making the edge on one side thinner and forming a slight concavity on this side. At the widest end of the blade there is an integral stop ridge which is semi-circular in plan and is partially broken. It would have been fully circular originally. It emerges perpendicular to the blade and tang, and is about 1.6mm thick. The blade protrudes from the centre of the face of this stop ridge on one f…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-A684CA
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two more fragments from a Bronze Age metal working hoard, found at the same site as the previously recorded ‘Great Canney Rapier Hoard’. These two finds amount to an addendum to this hoard (ESS-5DF6D2, 2016 T591). One fragment is lozenge shaped in cross section and is largely similar in shape and section to artefact number 12 in the original PAS record (ESS-5DF6D2). One end of this fragment is hollow, showing a circular depression. There is also some water damage present on much of the surface. Weight: 8.95g, length: 20.92mm, width: 13.62mm The other frag…
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Canney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E8EA7E
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy awl, possibly for leather working. The head is rectangular in section and tapers into a cylinder before ending at a blunt point. Likely dating from the mid-late Bronze Age c. 1250 -800 BC The item is dark brown and green with a generally smooth patina. weight: 3.28g, length: 51.1mm, width: 3.4mm
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: ESS-3965F0
Object type: ANVIL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy anvil of probable Bronze Age date, though possibly later. The item consists of a rectangular body, 41.9mm in length, 25.76mm in width and 18.76mm in thickness. The top edge of the body is faceted, with a ridge in the centre and two faces sloping down on either side. When viewed from the side, the body of the anvil is pentagonal in shape. There is a sub rectangular projection on the bottom edge of the body approx. 28.08mm long and 6.93mm thick. This projection is sub-ovoid in cross section, and tapers to become thinner both in width and in thickness toward the end. …
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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Record ID: ESS-A769EC
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy axe of middle to late Bronze age date (c. 1500 to 1150 BC). The item is rectangular in shape. The butt and the flanged sides remain, whilst the majority of the axe blade is missing. The flanged sides of the axe fragment are parallel to the stop, and the upper and lower faces are concave, forming an 'H' shaped cross section. The item has a rough surface, and a reddish-brown patina all over. It was treated with renaissance wax. Due to the fragmentary nature of the axe, it is not possible to assign a type. Dimensions: weight: 106.61g, length: 70.…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brentwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A81B50
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy socketed axe likely dating to the late Bronze age, c. 1000 - 800 BC. The fragment is 'C' shaped in cross section and represents a 'corner' piece of the socket from a Bronze Age axe head. There is a moulded ridge on the lip of the socket, as well as another moulded transverse ridge next to this. A casting seem is still visible on the top of the object, both on the outer and inner surfaces. The item has a rough surface and a dark green/grey patina. Due to the fragmentary nature of the find, it is not possible to designate a 'type' to this axe. Dimensi…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mayland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-28290D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The blade tip of a bronze age axe blade. The item is broken and only the end or tip of the blade remains. It is made from cast copper alloy. The axe tip is sub-rectangular in shape, with the top and bottom edges of the axe widening slightly to form a sloghtly curved blade tip. The blade tip does not flare out and then back in on itself into the top and bottom edges, suggesting that the blade was a realtively plain and flat design. As none of body of the axe reamains, it is not possible to further identify in which way the item may have been hafted or secured. Dimensions: weight: 51.8…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roxwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-1E6591
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Blade tip of a Bronze Age axe. The item is fragmentary and only the curved blade edge of the axe remains. This makes it difficult to identify and date precisely, though it is likely, due to the metal composition and form, that the fragment is Bronze Age in date, c. 2350 - 800BC. The blade tip is lentoid in cross section, with the edges being the thinnest point (1.1mm), and the thickness gradually tapering toward the centre and away from the edge. ​Dimensions: weight: 28.44g, length: 59.1mm, width: 19.6mm, thickness at thickest point: 7.1mm
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: ESS-5F9D4A
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy 'bag-shaped' scabbard chape, dating to the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-800BC.  The chape is rounded on the lower edge and flared slightly in thickness.The interior is hollow and upper edge of the front face is damaged. The thickness of the walls is approx. 1.5mm. Both the front and back edges are broken, so that only the lower portion of the chape remains.  The slightly longer back face has two drilled holes present (likely to attachment to a belt), each with an approximate diameter of 2.1mm. The patina is mostly worn, with some patches of smoother c…
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: ESS-C9D709
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy arrowhead or spearhead dating to the Bronze Age period, likely the later Bronze Age, c. 1500-1000 BC.  The item is triangular in shape and lozenge shaped in section, being almost circular in the mid-portion. The wider edge opposite the tip shows some damage, and some of the surface of the arrow or spear is missing. This missing portion extends into a hollow area interior to the mid-section of the artefact, which could be a socket for attachment. The wall of the hollow section is approx 1.2mm thick. The patina is smooth along the flat flanged blade edges an…
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: ESS-5011D1
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Two copper alloy items: (a) a fragment of a small, cast bronze, socketed axehead. The axe has a short body with a very gentle curve at the sides extending into a flared mouth at one end and expanded cutting edge at the other. The mouth has a prominent collar and the socket is rectangular in section. The loop projects just below the collar, although it is broken off close to the points where it joins the body of the axe. The axe is about two-thirds complete, with a considerable portion of one face missing, and there is significant damage to the cutting edge and the survivin…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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