Record ID: SF3706
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain bronze socketed axe with large single loop. Complete but with ancient split from socket to beneath loop. Blade edge corroded but also with clear wear and damage causing slight cracking parallel to slightly crescentic cutting edge. Surface condition good with only traces of pale/medium green invasive corrosion visible on one face, mainly deep brown patina elsewhere.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3707
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with large single loop. Complete apart from losses from blade edge and part of surface of one face due to invasive corrosion. Maximum socket dimension transverse to cutting edge. Recent (agricultural?) scratches on one face. Small casting flaw on one face. Apart from obvious corrosion, surface condition appears good. Medium green/brown patina with traces of only slightly tarnish copper alloy showing over c. 60% of one face.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3708
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with large single loop. Complete but with severely worn/damaged crescentic blade edge. Surface condition generally good, slight traces of pale/medium green invasive corrosion visible, mainly dark brown patina. Traces of untarnished copper alloy showing through on one face.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3709
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with single loop. Complete apart from worn/damaged and corroded crescentic blade edge. Recent (agricultural?) scratches on one face. Some, relatively slight, pale/medium green invasive corrosion visible (loss of blade end caused by this?), otherwise deep brown patina. Surviving width 48 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3710
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with large single loop. Complete apart from losses to blade edge due to corrosion. One short recent (agricultural?) scratch on one face. Surface generally in good condition though invasive corrosion has caused loss of most of blade edge. Maximum socket dimensions transverse to cutting edge. Medium to dark brown patina with some untarnished copper alloy showing through on one face and unlooped side. Surviving length 108 mm, surviving width 46 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3711
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with large single loop. Complete. Some edge wear/damage. Two diagonal (agricultural?) scratches on one face, though not fresh. Some invasive corrosion visible, otherwise medium brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3712
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with single loop. Complete but with badly damaged crescentic blade edge (some due to corrosion). Some traces of invasive corrosion but surface in generally good condition. Mainly deep brown patina but one area of untarnished copper alloy.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3713
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with single large loop. Significant fragment missing from one face of socket. Socket lacks usual double mouth moulding. Break surfaces mostly showing pale green corrosion but some darker brown remnants demonstrate ancient break. Crescentic blade edge with sharpening bevel, slight wear/damage in places and about half of edge lost to recent (?) corrosion.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3714
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Small plain socketed bronze axe with single loop. Complete. Crescentic blade edge badly affected by corrosion. Two internal ribs (Ehrenberg 1981, type 5a). Pale/medium green patches of invasive corrosion, otherwise deep brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3715
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plain socketed bronze axe with single loop. Complete apart from some surface loss due to corrosion. Small casting flaw on mouth moulding. Blade edge and part of adjoining surface largely lost to invasive corrosion. Surface elsewhere appears to be in good condition with deep brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3716
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Small plain socketed bronze axe with single loop. Part of blade end missing. Heavily hammered on both faces near end of socket void. Both faces have punched (?) groups of marks, possibly made by a chisel-ended tracer/awl (parallels exist in the Levington Hoard, Suffolk: Pendleton 1999, 49). Crescentic blade edge affected by corrosion. Other patches of pale green invasive corrosion near blade, otherwise deep brown patina and large area of untarnished copper alloy. Surviving width 39 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3717
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Part of plain socketed bronze axe with single loop. Blade end missing. One slight casting void on one face. Traces of pale/medium green invasive corrosion mainly on one side, otherwise deep brown patina. Surviving width 33 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3718
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Facetted socketed bronze axe with single loop. Complete. Very slight wear/damage to fairly straight blade edge. Semi-octagonal socket. Good surface condition, deep green/brown patina on one face, mainly untarnished copper alloy on other.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3719
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Facetted socketed bronze axe with single loop. Complete. Fairly straight blade edge which appears asymmetric, though may be a result of recent corrosive damage. Surface has medium green/brown patina with underlying invasive corrosion causing surface loss along part of blade edge and part of socket. Traces of moulding seams largely removed. Surviving width 43 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3721
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Socketed end and part of single loop from linear facetted socketed bronze axe. Walls of faces show poor casting, one being very thick at break (6 mm); the other very thin (1 mm), though casting seams and socket have been tooled off, suggesting usage. Dark green/brown patina with some small pale green invasive corrosion patches. Surviving length 49 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3722
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Nearly complete small single-looped socketed bronze axe with double pellet decoration. Largish fragment missing from splayed crescentic blade edge (probably use damage). Partially hammer-crushed towards blade and towards socket. Socket mouth partially crushed and split. Surface condition mainly good, only slight evidence of invasive corrosion. Mainly deep brown patina with large patch of untarnished bronze on one face.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3725
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy hinged type Colchester derivative brooch. Missing part pin, part of an arm, damaged foot and catchplate. Two grooves and two concave mouldings separated by a narrow rib at the arm terminals. Back of the bow is slightly convex. Squared top of bow end. A pair of concave mouldings on the upper bow outline a lozenge shape and then flank a central rib on the lower bow which tapers to a blunt point. Solid catchplate. Length 37mm, surviving width 26mm. No close parallels for the bow design found.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK STOKE ASH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3726
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy dragonesque brooch fragment. Missing pin and one terminal. S-shape outline. Flattish back. The surviving animal head terminal has a thicker conical "ear" and the snout is damaged; a narrow strip joins the chin to the body below. Enamelled panels on the body consist of 3 central rectangles with tapered panels at each end, coloured alternately perhaps originally blue (now much discoloured greenish) and matt yellow. Surviving length 33mm. Very similar to Hattatt no. 608 in size and style, but that example has a ring terminal on the snout (present example does not have the sc…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK ORFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3738
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy flat enamelled plate brooch. Missing pin, one hinge lug, most enamel, some margin damage. Pin was hinged on two close set lugs. Plate is a "flower" like design, with a central dot and concentric band of enamel (now lost) around which are 10 "petals", each outlined in copper alloy with a narrow recessed gap between. Traces of enamel survive in some of the petals, but it is all discoloured to a dark green. Diameter 27mm. No parallel found in Hattatt or in Riha 1979; could be Continental.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK MENDLESHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3739
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Complete large five-ribbed socketed bronze axe with large single loop. Socket transversely proportioned to blade. Small casting flaw near socket. Two internal casting seams (Ehrenberg type 5a). Probably Sompting related form. Not heavily worn. Surface condition mainly good, though blade edge has some damage caused by invasive corrosion. Deep brown patina to dark green/brown at blade end with traces of original bronze on both faces.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3740
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Complete two- or four-ribbed socketed bronze axe with single loop. Slight invasive corrosion pocking in places, and further pale green invasive corrosion in areas of recent damage (surface grazing and blade edge). Remainder deep brown/green to medium green patina. Recent damage suggests ploughsoil find. Surviving width 49 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3741
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete four-ribbed socketed bronze axe. Two-thirds of socket and loop missing. Patinated break. Remnant of slight internal casting seam visible (Ehrenberg type 5a). Blade only slightly crescentic - not heavily use worn. Some recent damage and corrosion to one side and adjoining edge of blade. Very small area of opposite blade end appears to have been recently abraded. Dark brown/black patina with large amounts of medium/pale green subsurface corrosion showing through.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3742
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete wing-decorated socketed bronze axe with single loop. Socket and half loop missing, possibly hammer-broken. Hammer-crushed at socket end. Patinated (use?) damage to widely splayed crescentic blade end. Internal casting seams (Ehrenberg type 5a). Mainly deep brown patina on one face and sides, mainly untarnished on other face. Surviving length 87 mm, surviving width 47 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3743
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Blade end of socketed bronze axe. Patinated break. Widely splayed and markedly crescentic blade with slight dent. Good surface condition. Mainly deep brown/green patina with slight traces of untarnished metal visible on one face. Surviving length 44 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3744
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Blade end of socketed bronze axe. Patinated break. Gently crescentic blade with considerable light green invasive corrosion visible, otherwise medium brown and deep green/brown patina. Surviving length 39 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3745
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Blade end of socketed bronze axe. Patinated break. Only small amount of socket remaining. Considerable corrosive encrustation, especially on one face. Group of small, irregular (stone?) hammer marks on other face. Possible slight damage to gently crescentic blade edge. Medium/dark brown patina on hammer-marked face and sides, untarnished on non-corroded parts of opposite face. Surviving length 54 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3746
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Part of blade end of socketed bronze axe. Patinated break. Blade edge and one face melted and badly corroded (pale green). Other face hammered but mainly with original surface, patinated dark brown. Surviving length 82 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3747
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Central section of socketed bronze axe. Patinated breaks. Hammered almost flat. Dark brown/green patina. Surviving length 57 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3748
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Blade end and part socket of socketed bronze axe. Patinated break. Very heavily hammered at break and severely damaged blade. Numerous small (casting?) voids visible - possibly stress induced by hammering. Deep brown/green patina. Surviving length 58 mm, surviving width 52 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3749
Object type: WINGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Central section of winged copper-alloy axe with single loop. Patinated breaks. Only one of four wings complete and this is bent double and cracked. Major break to body but no obvious hammer marks or casting flaws. Deep brown/green patina with patches of pale green invasive corrosion. Surviving length 87 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3750
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Almost complete socketed copper-alloy chisel with recent damage and loss of crescentic blade tips. Split on one face parallel to blade in area of beginning of socket. Oval socket mouth. Two internal casting seams (Ehrenberg 1981, type 5a). Slight invasive corrosion visible. Dark brown patina on one face, dark brown and medium/dark green/brown on other. Surviving width 42 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3751
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Complete socketed copper-alloy gouge with slight recent blade edge damage revealing pale green invasive corrosion on sub-surface. Surface condition good elsewhere with medium/dark brown and green patina. Plain socket.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3752
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Complete socketed copper-alloy gouge with slight recent blade edge and socket damage revealing medium and pale green invasive corrosion on sub-surface. Surface condition good elsewhere with medium/dark brown and green patina. Plain socket.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3754
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of hilt and part of blade from copper-alloy sword. Four complete rivet holes (diameter 3.5-4.2 mm) and one incomplete rivet hole or slot. Modern damage to blade edge and one ricasso, corroded pale green, otherwise breaks are patinated. The other (complete) ricasso is straight. Hammer marks adjoining breaks. Medium-deep brown patina with slight bronze colour surviving on one face. Surviving length 79 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3755
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of copper-alloy sword hilt with one complete (3.1 mm diameter) and two incomplete small rivet holes. Patinated breaks. Hilt slightly bent. Hammer marks adjoining breaks. Some pale green invasive corrosion, otherwise mainly medium/deep brown patina with one area of untarnished copper alloy. Surviving length 64 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3756
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of copper-alloy sword blade. Patinated breaks. Some pale green corrosion on edges probably due to recent damage. Extremely asymmetrically worn and narrow. One face medium to dark green/brown with slight pocking due to invasive corrosion, other face medium and dark brown patina. Surviving length 117 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3757
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of ?copper (not analysed) ingot, probably of plano-convex form. Patinated breaks. Extremely irregular surfaces with voids. Medium to dark green/brown patina with some invasive corrosion. Maximum surviving dimension 58mm, minimum dimension 49 mm, thickness 24 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3758
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of ?copper (not analysed) ingot, probably of plano-convex form. Patinated breaks. Relatively even surfaces. Pale/medium/dark green/brown patina with rust-brown patches. Maximum surviving dimension 39 mm, minimum dimension 29 mm, thickness 20 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3759
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Complete amorphous copper or copper alloy ?spill of molten metal, roughly plano-convex in shape with irregular upper and smooth lower surfaces. Medium green corrosion on dark brown patina. Maximum dimension 49 mm, minimum dimension 31 mm, thickness 15 mm.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3753
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Small pegged copper-alloy spearhead. Fragment missing from socket (patinated break), otherwise complete. Some edge damage which could be recent. Tip appear extensively re-sharpened. Large amounts of untarnished copper-alloy surface visible, otherwise medium and dark brown patina.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BRAMFORD', grid reference and parish protected.