Accession No
D 1931.1 I
Description
Socketed Axe with loop. Crescentic blade. Edge of blade damaged. Surface corroded. Horizontal moulding. Two ribs along edges of blade.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Chesterton; Milton Road
Period
Later Bronze Age
Source
Winship, A. [depositor and vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
D 1931.1 I
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
43mm x 36mm x 77mm Weight 0.473kg
Events
Context (References)
Ref. Plate 2.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Milton Road, Chesterton Hoard.
Collected by Winship.A around 1927.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Loop. Crescentic blade. Edge of blade damaged. Surface corroded. Horizontal moulding. Two ribs along edges of blade. Piece of a slag.
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection purchased in 1951 but not renumbered.
Event Date 1951
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
The 'Piece of slag' noted in the original Description has not been seen.
Event Date 15/10/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:10358
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