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Record ID: SUR-4C8B1A
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
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A very corroded fragment of an iron axe blade of uncertain date.
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2016
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Record ID: SF-A4D226
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete iron axe of uncertain date. It is missing the socket due to old breaks. At the socket end it is rectangular in form and section, with possible traces of the curving socket just visible in the old breaks. It flares to a flattened, curving blade that gives the entire object a triangular plan when viewed from above. The cutting edge flares slightly at the top, and extends much further down below the socket where it has a rounded (incomplete?) lower tip. All surfaces have iron corrosion and some encrustation. It measures 109.44mm in length, 24.19mm in width and 30.13mm in th…
Created on: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LVPL-BE80A5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Cast blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. It is quite a small axe and very thick, 22.34mm. Axes do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features that can suggest more precise dating, such as the socket shape and the way the blade joins the socket, are missing in this example.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LVPL-BD8F48
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Cast blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. The general shape is of a small woodworking axe, these do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features that can suggest more precise dating, such as the socket shape and the way the blade joins the socket, are missing in this example.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birkenhead', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUSS-6DA1A4
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. The blade is curved and the lower end is angled slightly more steeply than the upper although both expand towards the blade. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. It is 96.4mm long, 73.2mm wide (at the blade) and 20.7mm thick; 556 grams in weight. The general shape is of a small woodworking axe, these do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features that can sugegst more precise dating, such as the socket shape and the way the blade joins …
Created on: Friday 22nd May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-56A8E5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A lead pendant in the form of an axe.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-E353D4
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Fragment of a flat iron blade, probably from an axe. The edge of the blade is curved, with one straight side edge that widens sligthly towards the blade. The other side edge appears thicker but it is heavily concreted. The opposite edge to the blade is straight and has broken.
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wandsworth area', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LEIC-8D0ED3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An undated miniature axe. 6mm wide, 17mm long, 20mm wide, 3mm thick, weighing 2.23gms. The axe has a protruding shaft and the blade is a strange shape with a protruding upper part.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: YORYMB220
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Created on: Sunday 14th November 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorks', grid reference and parish protected.


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