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Record ID: SF-FEF171
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
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A fragment from a copper-alloy socketed axehead of Bronze Age date. Only the socket end of the axe remains, and it has post-depositional damage. It is broadly trapezoidal in shape, and is hollow. At the socket end the rim in thickened. Along one outer edge is the remains of a longitudinal casting seam.There is a similar example recorded on the PAS database (SF-CA59D7). This socket measures 43.02mm in length, 47.15mm in width, 4.77m in thickness, 47.86g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SWYOR-824F77
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
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A copper alloy late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating from about 1140 BC - 1000 BC. It is a type Fulford socketed axe. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan and wedge-shaped in cross-section. It has a square socket with a moulded triple collar, wider at the top. The sides expand slightly, and then curve at the tips. The faces are smooth and there is no decoration visible on the surfaces. The socket is 59.2mm deep, 34.1 mm wide, and 8.8 mm thick. There is a D-shaped loop just below the lower collar on one of the triangular side faces. The loop is D shap…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-31977B
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of the mouth of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. Apart from the mouth itself all of the edge is smooth and rounded. There are traces of longitudinal ribbing on the exterior. Probably debris from miscasting rather than an abraded shattered piece. Extant length and width 39.4 and 18.3mm. Weight 13.14g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. Field RG2
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-48F7A9
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
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Fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe with the cutting edge and the base of the socket, in quite fresh condition and quite sharp. The break is granular and not worn but is partly covered in ferrous staining. Extant length 25.5mm. Width 39.7mm. Thickness 9.8mm. Weight 34.36g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. Finder's DW-P 109
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-19F66A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
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Fragment of the mouth of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead with recent scuffing on old breaks. Extant length and width 22.5 and 29mm. Weight 10.67g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Friday 17th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: NLM-527083
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
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Copper alloy socketed axe-head. Cast copper alloy axe-head with a crescentic cutting edge, a plain body with slightly concave upper and lower sides and a sub-rectangular socket measuring 32.7mm in height and 28.4mm in width [externally]. A single loop of length 23.5mm is set on one side on the mould line at a distance of 9.5mm from the socket. Six triangular-section fragments of pale buff and desiccated wood were presented along with the object together with smaller splinters and dust, with slight evidence of green staining, and are regarded by the finder as relict fragments of a woode…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Linwood', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-D531EA
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axe dating to the late Bronze Age  (1100 BC - 800 BC), comprising a corner of the socket. The profile of the socket appears subrectangular and is surrounded by a thick rim with a moulded collar 9.6mm thick which has a triangular cross section. A side loop, 19mm in length, is present on the remaining portion of the side of the axehead and there is a visible casting seam running along it, from the rim to the break.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-18E97A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wrexham
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A fragment of a cast late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead, dating to c.900-700 BC. The fragment consists of the axehead's cutting edge only, the rest of the object is missing. The cutting edge is worn and an abraded break reveals a shallow portion of the socket that is c.6mm deep. The axehead fragment is sub-trapezoidal in plan. The broken edge of the axehead runs transversely across its body giving an irregular, but mostly flat, edge. In cross section the body is sub-rectangular, as revealed by the break, while the blade is vesica (a pointed oval) shaped. …
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-627D01
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Cutting edge and part of the body of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead, of mid-green patination, most of the upper part is broken in antiquity. the break is abraded and a lighter colour to the original surfaces, as is the the remains of the the cutting edge, now truncated by surface loss. Depth of remaining socket: 16 mm. 1000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-9C07B6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe dating to circa 1000-800 BC. The extant portion consists of a small part of the socket mouth. It has a double moulded rim and is curved in profile. It terminates in worn breaks along along the body.  It has a dark green patina. Length: 30.1mm; Width: 21.5mm; Thickness: 5.4mm; Weight: 10.78g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-F0B1BC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating to the period. c 1150-800 cal BC. The fragment comprises the socket section of the axehead of which half survives. The lower half and opposing side are lost to semi-worn irregular breaks. There is no evidence of a collar around the rectangular socket rim. The thickness of the body tapers from 6.2mm at the rim to 3.6mm at the lower break. The wider face of the fragment is decorated with three flat vertical ribs (2.7mm-4.3mm wide). The metal has a dark green/brown patina.  Measurements:  length: 29.09mm; width: 38.05mm; …
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: SOM-3670EC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe head, probably dating to 1100-800 BC. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan and triangular in section. Only between the cutting edge and internal socket end survive, as well as a section of one face. The cutting edge survives intact and runs in a very shallow convex curve, the blade tips do not flare outwards. The surviving cross section of the socket is oval in shape and has been partially filled by corrosion. The original surface has corroded away and the object is now covered in a bright green patina. Length: 37.4mm, Width…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martock CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SF-896F6B
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed axe blade dating to circa 1300-800 BC. The extant piece consists of the crescentic cutting end, a fragment of the socket survives as a groove on the break. The cutting edge is smooth. Length, 29.15mm; Width, 39.46mm; Weight: 49.62g. Similar example SF-ED1342.
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Badley', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NCL-73E19D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: South Tyneside
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead of probable Late Bronze Age date, c. 1300-700 BC. The artefact is the blade of the axe and consists of a broadly curved cutting edge with sides that flare out to reveal a hollow interior cavity. The artefact is sub-trapezoidal in plan. The broken edges are transverse to the cutting edge and are uneven, but all edges are abraded and chipped. The artefact has a powdery green patina. Height: 29.28 mm Width: 45.56 mm Thickness: 15.34 mm Weight: 37.49 g
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-D168A8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy (bronze) socketed axehead of middle to late Bronze Age date (c. 1300-800 BC). The fragment comprises the blade, above which is a worn and abraded break that reveals a shallow portion of the socket. The fragment is sub-trapezoidal in plan and has a triangular cross section. The blade is an asymmetrical crescent, which is possibly due to wear and abrasion. The angle of the right-hand side of the blade is steeper than that of the left-hand side. The broken edge of the axe runs at an angle inwards from the bottom before rising towards the top end of …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 3rd March 2024
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Record ID: NCL-6D9C0A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead of probable Late Bronze Age date, c. 1300-700 BC. The artefact is the blade of the axe and consists of a broadly curved cutting edge with sides that flare out to reveal a hollow interior cavity. The artefact is sub-trapezoidal in plan. The broken edges are transverse to the cutting edge and are uneven, but all edges are abraded and chipped. The artefact has a powdery green patina. The fragment is part of a rectangular bodied socketed axe. The lack of diagnostic features prevents a more precise identification, but Socketed Bronze Age …
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B25DAC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment from a cast copper-alloy socketed axe, probably of the South Eastern type, dating to the Late Bronze Age c.1000-800 BC.  The sub-triangular fragment is from the side upper body containing part of the expanded socket rim and the securing loop below and displays casting seams indicating a two piece mould. General thickness varies between 1.9mm and 2.1mm with the socket rim measuring 4.3mm. The surface displays a fairly even green patina. Height 43.1mm, width 22.7mm > 11.3mm and weight 20.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Deal', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMS-F113BE
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of the mouth of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe. Extant length 21mm. Extant width 19mm. Weight 6.48g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-30D2C7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Small sherd from the mouth of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead. The breaks are not recent. Extant length and width 20.7 and 7.8mm. Weight 4.81g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-AE16D7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of mouth of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe. Extant length 17.5mm. Weight 6.44g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. No. 2 on annotated map in file.
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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