Record ID: ESS-8631A9
Object type: BORER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worked flint possible borer of probable Bronze Age date (c.2350-800 BC). Description: The object is broadly triangular in shape with a slightly curved ventral face. It is formed of a tertiary flake with a translucent grey colour with some darker grey areas. The proximal end has been formed into a blunt point with short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch to both sides and there are conchoidal ripple marks on the ventral face. This end is much thinner in thickness than the distal end as about a third of the way down the length there is a ridge ac…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-358524
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a copper-alloy late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating to c. 1000-800BC. This fragment represents the lower blade end of the axe. It is sub-square in plan and wedge shaped in profile. When viewed in plan the sides of the body are fairly straight with little expansion. The axe blade shows signs of wear with corrosion and scratch marks visible on all sides. Dimensions: L: 48.9mm, W: 40.4mm, Weight: 66.16g Similar to: ESS-589E20 and ESS-32ED64
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Butley', grid reference and parish protected.

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.

Record ID: ESS-A7B5E4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Bronze Age socketed spearhead, dating 1600-900BC. The blade is leaf shape with a ridge running down the centre, following the line of the socket. The blade is mostly flat with a roughly 4mm border around the edge where the blade tapers gradually towards the blade edge. The socketed end flares towards the base and has an open circular section for it to be shafted. There are two loops on opposite side of the socketed end in line with the casting seams, only traces of which remain. These loops are slightly flatened on the outside to make them appear lozenge shaped. There is a red…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wilby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0DF35D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy socketed spear head, dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500 BC-1150 BC). It has a sub triangular shape with the remains of a blade. The tip of the blade and the bottom of the socket are missing. At the bottom, just above the break on either side are two nodules, possibly the remains of a set of casting loops. The edges of the blade are worn, with a green patina developing in places, especially along the broken edges of the tip and socket. Similar style spearheads are recorded on the database, DENO-3B0107, WILT-B83B8F. Similar looped spearheads have been dated …
Created on: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-9FF840
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Bronze Age side-looped spear with a leaf-shaped blade with bevelled edges. It is 27.26mm at its widest point and is damaged with the tip missing and chipped edges. The blade is 21.52mm in width at the broken end. The broken end of the blade clearly shows that the midrib is circular in cross section with a diameter of 7.96mm. Hollow socket mouth which is circular in cross section and with a sub-square nick. The socket mouth has a maximum diameter of 18.06mm. The thickness of the copper alloy cast at the socket mouth is 1.29mm. The length of the socket - f…
Created on: Friday 7th September 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wattisham Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E46FD7
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2011/T511: Bronze Age Hoard Description 1. Copper alloy faceted socketed axe class D1 (Needham 1990, 41) missing a fragment which comprised part of the collar. Round mouth. The collar is defined at the base by a small depression and curves outwards near the top. Crescent shaped bevelled blade with notches. Both surfaces have faceted body angles that create and octagonal cross-section. Semi-circular loop with a roughly semicircular cross-section. Casting seams visible on both sides. Maximum Length: 103.48 mm, Maximum Width: 51.96 mm, Diameter of the socket: 36.86mm, W…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Risby, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BC3312
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age (2150BC-1500BC) cast copper alloy flat axe. It has a damaged and incomplete butt end. Both the upper and lower surfaces are slightly concave, with a slightly raised stop ridge 38.39mm from the butt end. The axe flares out towards the cutting edge, resulting in concave sides and a convex blade. The cutting edge is damaged and worn. In profile the axe is an elongated oval with pointed ends. It has a dark green patina, with some patches of light-green corrosion where the surface has been damaged. It is 78.97mm long, 17.72mm wide, 3.12mm thick at the butt end, 21.23mm wide…
Created on: Friday 18th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-B46EE5
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age (1100-1000BC) cast copper alloy horse harness equipment. The fitting is part of a composite strap distributor. The fitting is in the form of a ‘toggle’, which is circular in plan with a central hole and a concave top edge. The main body of the fitting measures 30.29mm wide, 24.66mm long and is 13.03mm thick at the base, decreasing to a thickness of 9.94mm at the top edge. The central hole has a diameter of 5.81mm. The main body is hollow and has a sub-circular cross section. There is a sub-rectangular suspension/attachment loop projecting from the upper edge. This l…
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-B45387
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy socketed axe fragment. Only half of the socketed end survives, the blade end is completely missing. The mouth is oval and has a moulded rim which is 8.55mm high. The loop has a casting seam along its edge. The loop is completely filled with corrosion products. The surface of the metal is corroded and has a patchy dark brown patina. The breaks are old and worn. The surviving section measures 39.97mm in length, is 26.64mm wide, 21.85mm thick. The socket wall is 3.31mm thick. The loop is 21.70mm long and 8.56mm thick. The fragment weighs 30.95 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wyverstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-B38E63
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Bronze Age rapier, dating circa 1500-1150BC. Cast in copper alloy the fragment is rectangular in plan and it has a slightly raised central rib which forms a lozenge cross section. There are worn breaks at both ends. The surface is corroded and pitted. It is 44.66mm long, 18.68mm wide, 7.03mm thick and weighs 28.45 grams.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Euston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-7138C4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy Late Bronze Age faceted socketed axe. The axe is sub rectangular in plan and wedge shaped in profile. The mouth of the axe is sub circular and damaged. The moulding is almost completely missing but a small surviving portion suggests that it was a single moulding. The sides of the axe are straight and flare only slightly towards the blade end. The front and rear faces of the axe are further 'body angled' making the axe faceted with a hexagonal section. The cutting edge and blade tips are missing and the exposed edges are worn and abraded. The side loop is i…
Created on: Friday 24th November 2006
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-5E8C93
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Bronze Age socketed axe head. The blade, face and single side-loop are complete but the socket mouth with moulding is missing and the break edges are worn. The blade and face are rectangular in plan and flare outwards towards the blade tips, and the mouth appears to be circular in section. No decoration was visible. It measures 100mm long, 36-40mm wide and is 15-26mm thick. A catalogue of socketed axes can be found in Schmidt, P. and Burgess, C. 1981. The Axes of Scotland and Northern Ireland, p172-250.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2006
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-B26642
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast copper alloy low flanged ‘type Blackrock’ middle Bronze Age palstave axe. The back portion of the axe has a septum that is rectangular in plan with a pronounced backstop. At their highest point, the side flanges do not rise past the backstop. They angle down gently towards the rear of the axe and reach the septum at a point just before the butt. This gives the back portion of the axe a wedge shaped, but profile with slightly curving edges. The butt of the axe is slightly chipped and worn. The blade of the axe has only a short straight section before flaring out into a…
Created on: Friday 5th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Thurlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-030CB5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, cast copper alloy Late Bronze Age pegged spearhead. The socket of the spearhead is essentially conical, having a circular section, and tapering into the rib of the blade. The once leaf-shaped blade (probably elliptical) is very worn down and little more than two flanges, that represent the lower blade survive. The surviving tip of the object is truncated and a small circular hole at the tip shows the cross section of the circular mid rib. Further damage from this truncation exists in a crack that runs from the broken tip for approximately 10mm down onto the rib. The side of…
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-5ACF47
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of cast copper alloy Bronze Age socketed spear. This fragment represents the very tip of the spearhead. It is triangular in plan and lenticular in section. The spear tip has a median rib, which would have continued down the body of the spearhead. The fragment is solid, except for a short, circular hollow shaft in the broad end of the tip, which represents the very end of the hollow socket. This has an internal diameter of 7.34mm. The object has received damage along one edge, which runs onto the rib and it is also split up the rib either side. Edges are worn suggesting this da…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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