Record ID: IOW-7418A5
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Three base metal objects from a dispersed hoard of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1000 BC - c. 800 BC). The objects were located within the ploughsoil and were discovered a few metres apart from each other. Treasure case no. 2006 T290. Description 1. Incomplete socketed axehead. South-Eastern Class A. Double mouth moulding. Mouth and upper body missing on one face and face and side pushed in. Slightly expanded blade. Blade edge damaged and edge missing. .Internal rib extending 29.9mm on surviving face. Loop off centre. L: 99mm; W. blade edge: 42.4mm; B. loop: 9.4mm 2. Fragment, sword.…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleof Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-CEFC92
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy flat axehead of Early Bronze Age date c. 2150 BC – c. 1500 BC). Length 45.1mm, width 37.1mm and 7.8mm thick. Weight 42.17g. The butt and one of the blade tips are missing and the breaks are old. The blade of the axe was probably symmetrical in plan. The blade expands from the break at the top (the butt end) and originally the wing tips flared outwards abruptly and evenly. However on this example, one of the blade tips appears to have broken and then been re-modelled or re-sharpened in antiquity to form a gently curving edge rather than a flaring tip…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-2182C4
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Almost complete cast copper alloy tanged chisel of Late Bronze Age date (1150 BC – 800 BC). Length 107mm, maximum width 24.0mm and maximum thickness 16.4mm. Weight 42.36g. The tang is 45mm in length and is roughly square in cross-section. At the attachment end of the tang, where there appears to be an old break, it is 5.0mm x 5.2mm. The tang increases in size towards the flanged collar where its dimensions are 9.0mm x 9.2mm. The prominent flanged collar is sub-oval in plan (when viewed from above) and measures 20.5mm x 16.2mm. From beneath the collar, the blade, in plan, flares ev…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2006
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-292E68
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early Bronze Age date (2150 BC - 1500 BC). Length 22mm, width 19mm and 5.1mm thick. The arrowhead is composed of mid-grey flint and is partially translucent. Both faces have been invasively retouched to form the shape. One side is mainly flat and the other side is slightly convex. One of the barbs is pointed and the other is squared off. The size and shape of the implement conforms to the Sutton b type, common in the Early Bronze Age (Green 1980, 117-143). The tang is relatively short and may be broken. However, this is difficult to t…
Created on: Saturday 22nd July 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6230A3
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a gold bracelet of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1150 BC - c. 750 BC). Length 20mm, width 22mm and c. 0.5mm thick. Weight 3.53g. The fragment is a terminal of sheet gold which has been roughly flattened out. The terminal is oval in plan and adjoins a short remaining stretch of a broad band. At this end there is an old break. Undulations in the metal suggest that the band met the terminal in a strong curve; the original form can be reconstructed as a C-section band with an everted oval terminal.
Created on: Saturday 14th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C48CB1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axe of the Middle Bronze Age (1500 BC - 1200 BC). Part of a hoard of four implements (Treasure case no. BM2003 T392). Length 120mm, maximum width at the lower part of the blade 32mm and maximum thickness at the mouth 26mm. Weight 161.03g. The axe is narrow and slender and has a square mouth strengthened by a deep flat collar. Part of the collar and the socket are broken and missing. The break is old. Measured from the top of the mouth, the socket is 71mm in depth. The front and rear face bears a motif of three concentric, pendulous U-ribs. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2005
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yarmouth Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C58B41
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy looped palstave of the Middle Bronze Age (1500 BC - 1200 BC). Part of a hoard of four implements (Treasure case no. BM2003 T392). Length 137mm, maximum width at cutting edge 54mm and maximum thickness at the stops 26mm. Weight 404.5g. The loop, butt, cutting edge and parts of the flanges are lost. The breaks are old. Viewing the front or rear faces in plan, the sides of the flanges may have been parallel prior to being damaged. The maximum height of the flanges above the face of the septum is 9mm. One stop is almost horizontal and the other stop is mildl…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2005
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yarmouth Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C5F040
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy unlooped palstave of the Middle Bronze Age (1500 BC - 1200 BC). Part of a hoard of four implements (Treasure case no. BM2003 T392). Length 152.5mm, maximum width at the lower part of the blade 47mm and maximum thickness just above the stops 20mm. Weight 345.5g. The palstave was in two parts when found and the horizontal break across the septum, just above the stops, is old and reveals a number of relatively large "gas" bubble cavities. One corner of the butt and the cutting edge are broken and missing. These breaks are also old. Each face is almost ident…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2005
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yarmouth Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-FB307D
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead (c. 2500 BC-c. 1500 BC). This arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan and an elongated pointed-oval shape in cross-section and side view. The barbs and tang are straight at their ends. It has been knapped using both direct and indirect percussion techniques. Both long sides of the arrowhead have been finely retouched to create sharp edges. The retouch can be classified as invasive, sub-parallel and low angled. This implement is in extremely good condition without any damage. When held to the light it has a reddish tinge a…
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.