Accession No
1948.2597
Description
Iron axehead, flaring softly to the cutting edge. Squared butt with angular shoulders. Haft socket is present but approximately one quarter has come away and is missing; triangular hole for haft.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Petty Cury
Period
Viking
Source
Sedgwick Museum
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2597
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
190mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The card has the following entry: " Cf. London Museum Catalogue No. 1 Type IV" Found: Hatchet from black earth at about 5 feet in yard behind Mr.Las.V.Pryor' s shop.; Date: ?10 Century AD -; Collected in 1906; Deposit: Gravely soil cemented by rust -; Ref. Plate: cf. 10.1
Event Date 3/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Metal; Iron Axehead
Event Date 3/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron axehead, flaring softly to the cutting edge. Squared butt with angular shoulders. Haft socket is present but approximately one quarter has come away and is missing; triangular hole for haft.
Event Date 17/12/2020
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:8917
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