Record ID: LEIC-F317D2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe collar fragment, 22mm in length, 20mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 6.08grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and has a curved profile. Its complete edge has a rounded D shaped cross sectioned collar on the outer surface, 2mm thhick and wide. Below this is a narrow linear depression. There is a second rounded collar 4mm wide, 11mm in from the first. To the left of the object (as shown) is a distinct casting seam running the length of the fragment.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-D348D4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy socketed axe head fragment, Length: 42 mm, width: 61 mm, thickness: 19 mm, weight: 127 grams. The fragment consists of the blade end and is sub- rectangular in form and cross section. It has a hollow rectangular core and the object tapers in width down towards its slightly flared rounded blade which is 3mm thick at its tip. It is very worn and has no diagnostic features present.
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-91B859
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy socketed axe blade fragment, 42mm in length, 27mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 53.08grams. The object is rectangular in form and triangular in cross section with a curved blade forming one long edge. The opposite side is wider and has a slight sub rectangular recess. Its surface is quite worn and abraided, missing most of its surface.
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-9B2161
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy flat? axe fragment. The fragment consists of a curved and slightly flared blade end on a rectangular cross sectioned solid body. The shape would suggest an early Bronze age date (2300-1700 BC), see YORYM-C26951 DUR-764732 Length: 44 mm, width: 35 mm, thickness: 14.0 mm, weight: 71.87 g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-6C3887
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age (1000-800BC) copper alloy socketed axe fragment, 51mm in length, 35mm wide and 18mm thick with a weight of 86.52grams. The object has an overall rectangular form and cross section. Its rounded, tapering blade tip is prominently expanded, forming triangular side projections. The object has broken just after it becomes hollow and has rectangular void with a rounded base.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-287929
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axehead fragment, 37mm long, 20mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 24.28grams. The object is rectangular in form and triangular in cross section and is worn. It has a rounded outer edge, forming the axes blade and is hollow.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-04F374
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axe blade, 38mm long, 26mm wide and 12mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 37.78grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section. The blade has a quite flat cutting edge which curves up at the ends and is quite abraded. The sides are also quite flat, very gently tapering inwards.
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-1ED197
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Iron Age cast copper alloy axe of Sompting Type, Variant Cardiff II, 122mm long, 51 mm wide (at blade), 44mm wide (at socket) and 47mm thick at socket, tapering to 3mm thick at blade. The object is in good condition and weighs 363 grams. The axe is complete, except for a nick out of its socket edge, and has a rectangular section and form (triangular when viewed from the side). Its blade tapers slightly in width at it's edge and its socket is decorated with two raised collars, the one forming the edge of the object being slightly larger and protruding more. It has one complete si…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-807154
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axe head fragment,, probably from a palstave axe, 44mm long, 30mm wide and 19mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs 65.18grams. It consists of a sub rectangular shaped, triangular sectioned fragment which forms most of a blade. The damaged edge reveals a mostly solid interior with a sub triangular recess at the butt end.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-F8A320
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axe blade, 66mm long, 27mm wide and 14mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs 79.86 grams. It consists of the rounded tip of an axe. The break is extremely worn, suggesting it occured in antiquity. The blade and the surface are also worn and in parts, missing. The shape of the blade suggests it may be a socketed axe head.
Created on: Friday 27th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-DB09D1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete bronze age copper alloy socketed axehead. Only a part survives, including the blade and part of the body. Length: 41mm, width: 34mm, thickness: 10mm, weight: 29.23g. Found before 1990.
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-63FF16
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axe tip, 54mm long, 33mm wide and 17mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs 91.5grams. The object consists of a very worn axe fragment with rounded blade, 5mm thick, tapering sides and a broken edge revealing a thick rectangular hollow body. The shape suggests it may be from a Palstave type axe.
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-E86887
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age copper alloy axe tip, 56mm long, 40mm wide and 17mm thick (at centre, 4mm at tip). The object is in fair condition and weighs over 60grams. Where original surface is present it has a brownish/orange patina, but it is also heavily corroded in parts. It has a worn, gently curved blade and its damaged edges are heaviliy worn.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-64FB16
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age copper alloy axe tip, 46mm long, 27mm wide and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 51.76 grams. The object, especially the tip, is quite worn which suggests it may have been broken in use? It consists of a rounded cutting edge and tapering sides, 27mm long. The break is uneven and it shows that the axes internal thickness is also uneven. Around the sub rectangular recess the axe has a thickness of 7mm on one edge whilst the rest of the axe is about 4mm thick.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-2F2824
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy socketed axe fragment, 50mm long and 37mm wide. The axe is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 50.98 grams. The axe has a rectangular section and is 20mm thick and 27mm wide where it has broken. It has a casting ridge running down the inside of its widest edge and one visible on the outer side where there is also the remains of a side loop. The blade fans out quite steeply and has clear signs of use with lipping on one side and scratch marks running from its edge.
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-2104C3
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age faceted socketed axe, 69mm long and 41mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and some green corrosion. The axe has a circular collared socket and a body which begins with a square section and tapers down to a rectangular section 33mm long and 17mm wide. At this point the axe has snapped. The axe has prominent casting ridges down each side and one side loop, 24mm long and 10mm wide.
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-20A946
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze age socketed axe of South-eastern class D. The axe has faceted body angles and a slim body. The mouth is oval and the body has 10 facets. The upper edge of the shallow collar at the mouth is damaged. On each side of the casting ridge there are two ridges that begin 7mm apart and sweep down towards the edge of the blade where they meet. This produces a clean flat blade. The axe has one side loop 21mm long and 7mm in diameter. The axe is 106mm long and the blade edge is 43mm wide. T he object is in fair condtion having quite extensive bronze disease (developed since its disco…
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-75A015
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a late Bronze Age socketed axe. Only the lower blade is intact and is 30mm long and 28mm wide at the break which expands to 40mm at the slightly expanded blade. The blade edge is missing. The surfaces show signs of wear and much of the surface patination is missing. Recorded at the Hidden Treasures roadshow in Market Harborough.
Created on: Tuesday 16th March 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B80AF1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment. Only the lower blade is intact. It is 30mm long, 28mm wide at the broken edge, and 40mm wide at the cutting edge. The blade is expanded and there are horizontal scratches and striations indicating that the blade has been re-sharpened. The blade edge is mostly intact, although there are corrosion chips on it. The axe has a dark patina. Recorded at the Hidden Treasures roadshow in Market Harborough.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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