Accession No
1899.56
Description
Socketed Axe - Loop. Pair of haft ribs; Edge of blade damaged. Rim slightly split and dented; Horizontal moulding. Two opposed crescents of parallel ribs joined in centre
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Chesterton
Period
Bronze Age Later
Source
Foster, W. K. (Mrs); British Museum
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1899.56
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
45mm x 117mm Weight 0.276kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found in Chesterton Gravel Pit.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Ref. Plate 9.8.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Loop. Pair of haft ribs; Edge of blade damaged. Rim slightly split and dented; Horizontal moulding. Two opposed crescents of parallel ribs joined in centre
Event Date 1899
Author: maa
Context (References)
Thomas, Stanley. (1965). Pre-Roman Britain. Studio Vista: London. fig. 206.
Event Date 1965
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:10334
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