Record ID: BH-0D28D9
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Late Bronze Age chisel dating c. 1500-800 BC.  Description: The solid fragment comprises the nearly complete blade and blade edge. One corner of the blade survives in tact. The opposite corner is broken, as is the adjacent side. The other side of the body is curved and features a longitudinal casting seam. The blade faces have a smooth, slightly glossy surface and are dark green in colour with patchy areas of light green. The breaks have the same patination indicating breaks made in antiquity. Measurements (mm): len…
Created on: Friday 24th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-990DE1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper-alloy socketed axe dating to the Bronze Age (c. 1400-800 BC). Description: The fragment is just part of the hollowed body, which tapers slightly along its length. The piece is roughly L-shaped with rounded edges and consists of a rounded corner, part of one side and part of one face and part of the opposite corner, along which the piece is broken. A casting seam is visible on the exterior and interior of the side. The surviving flat portion of body face is not decorated. There is none of the socket surviving but the body sha…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 19th October 2023
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Record ID: BH-4EB584
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy moustache-shaped object, dating to the Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age (c. 1600-400 BC).  Description: The object is cast in a single piece and is shaped like one half of a moustache.  It is sub-oval in cross-section and in plan, with one end broken and the apruptly other tapering to a point.  The broken end has an oval recess on the underneath, which is circumvented by the remains of an undecorated band (highly comparable to BERK-719DA8) on the top and two sides; the base remains open.&nb…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: BH-CBB117
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable fragment of a copper-alloy socketed spearhead, dating to the late Bronze Age to Iron Age period (c. 1500 BC - 800 BC). The fragment is formed of a single piece of cast copper-alloy. This is sub-rectanglar in plan and narrow triangle in cross-section.  The thicker edge, likely part of the central mid-rib, is concave, creating a longitudinal groove. The tapering thinner part of the object comprises part of the blade faces and worn rounded edge. One of the faces is smooth and plainly finished. The opposite face is more worn and abraded. The surfaces of the …
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2023
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Record ID: BH-61CDC5
Object type: RAZOR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late-Bronze Age to Early Iron Age, cast copper alloy razor dating to c.800BC-600BC. The razor has a trapezoidal shaped blade, which is sub-triangular in cross section. The lower portion of the blade is decorated with three grooves separated by two moulded ridges. A transverse moulded line, which is triangular in cross-section, runs across the top of the blade and links the two integral loops. The razor has a mid-brown patina and has significant pitting over both faces. The cutting edge is worn, with some small breakages in parts. Broadly similar examples can be found…
Created on: Monday 9th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Record ID: BH-F848F1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy socketed axehead of the southern ribbed axe type, dating to 800-1000 BC. The object comprises of the broken cutting edge and part of the axehead body. It is trapezoidal in plan, triangular in profile and rectangular in cross-section with a slightly crescentic cutting edge. The front and reverse faces are marginally convex with some indentations and pitting. The top and bottom faces are flat with a small horizontal casting ridge. Extensive surface pitting is present on the interior of the axehead. A green patina covers both internal and external f…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
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