Record ID: SUR-5680D4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Thorndon type socketed knife found in two pieces. The knife is in good condition apart from a concreted lump on the blade. Close striations are visible on the exterior of the socket. The knife measures 31.9mm and has a width aross the widest part of 29.7mm. The socket is 128.63mm in length and the hole which runs across the socket is 4.93mm in diameter.
Created on: Sunday 15th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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Record ID: SUR-3B2641
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age pegged spearhead of Ehrenburg 1977 Class V, which has a simple leaf-shaped or ogival blade. The spear is dated from the Penard Phase - Ewart Park so c1200-750BC (Needham period 6-7). Ehremburg notes that there is a sub-classification that she calls 'short stumpy' types (p15) which have a length of less than 100mm with the width of the blade being approximately 1/3 the length. This example fits this although it could be slightly longer - she suggests that these are from the Ewart Park (1000-750 BC Needham Period 7) assemblage. This example is similar to her #36…
Created on: Friday 1st November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-7898C5
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete fragment of a cast bronze (copper alloy) socketed gouge of probable Late Bronze Age date (c. 1100 - 650 BC). It is likely that this tool is from the Wilberton, Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking, phases which correspond to Needham's (1996) Period's 6 - 8.
Created on: Sunday 11th August 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Record ID: SUR-6D0424
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper alloy shield-shaped harness pendant containing a lively depiction of a butterfly in red (or possibly brown) and white enamel.The suspension loop is intact. The device is linked with the Audley family who used the device as a familiar badge. The butterfly depicted here is similar to that on HESH-C85A60. Other harness pendants have been recorded with moths or butterflies similar to this - interestingly this holds a distribution associated with the landholdings of the Audley family - with a small concentration in Cheshire / North Shropshire. Hale, Cheshire: …
Created on: Sunday 23rd June 2013
Last updated: Sunday 19th June 2016
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Record ID: SUR-DB8632
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age copper alloy spear tip with the tip of the socket surviving. The spear has a high raised central ridge that extends to the tip of the blade. The edges are well preserved edges, the break is fresh and the fragment has a, dark green patina; patches of the surface are missing. The section is diamond-shaped with narrower blade edges. The spear belongs to the Penard - Ewart Park (1250-800 BC) phases
Created on: Saturday 23rd March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-C1E343
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave axe. The axe is complete and in good condition and has a crudely incised shield pattern on either side below the stop ridge. Both side show extensive evidence of hammering as well as sharpening striations on the blade. The length of the axe is 141.11mm and the width of the blade is 53.96mm. The maximum thickness is 25.49mm and the axe weighs 335g. Peter Reavill comments: This is a Primary Shield pattern unloopeed pastave. The notch in the butt seems relatively common.The axe is very wedge-like in shape and the out-turned crescentic tips of…
Created on: Monday 16th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
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Record ID: SUR-910C71
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Middle Bronze Age palstave. The axe displays hammering on its blade and has a shield-shaped hollow below its stop ridge. The axe measures 104.24mm long and is 21.27mm wide. The blade is narrow and measures 25.44mm across. The distance from the apex to the inside of the stop is 41.87 and the maximum width of the septum is 6.16mm. The upper inside edges of the socket exhibit signs of polish caused by wear. The flashing on the long edges are trimmed and hammered flat. The apex is notched.
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2011
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