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Record ID: SOM-D46055
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy socketed gouge corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 7, and dated to c. 950 - 750BC
The remaining portion is a short length of the socket with a tapered U-shaped blade. The piece is distinctly pointed oval in cross section with slight projecting ridges running down each side, probably the remains of casting flashes. The object tapers in width and thickness from its socket to a rounded cutting/gouging edge which is concave on one of its surfaces. The gouging edge has worn well rounded chips at its tip and on one edge.
The object bulges slightly at …
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Mere', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-DA3D7B
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Late Bronze Age socketed gouge dating to the period c. 1500 - 800 BC. The gouge commences in an worn break. The mouth is missing. The socket is D-shaped with an external width of 15.44mm and internal width of 9.34mm. The socket retains soil, therefore, the depth cannot be measured. From the socket the blade tapers along its length into a C-shaped cross-section with a furrow widening down the length to the edge which is heavily worn.
The gouge has a dark green-brown patina.
It measures 39.13mm in length, 15.14mm in width at the socketed end, tapering t…
Created on: Tuesday 1st December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Wigborough', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-6ACB14
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a cast copper alloy socketed gouge of late Bronze Age date. The fragment measures 32.7mm by 14mm by 11.2mm and weighs 12.4g. The gouge is quite corroded and has broken approximately half way along its length. The tip is rounded.
Created on: Tuesday 11th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Waltham Abbey', grid reference and parish protected.
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