Accession No
1931.365
Description
Socketed Axe, no loop or loop not extant. Crescentic blade, edge of blade damaged, the surface is pitted. Part of the socket is missing. Decoration not extant.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Chesterton; Green End Road
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1931.365
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
51mm x 16mm x 56mm Weight 0.095kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Green End Road, Chesterton Hoard.
Found on Green End Road, during gravel-digging in a pit belonging to F. and P. Brown in ?1929, ?1930.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
No loop or loop not extant. Crescentic blade. Edge of blade damaged. Surface pitted. Part of socket missing. Decoration not extant
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
No loop or loop not extant. Crescentic blade. Edge of blade damaged. Surface pitted. Part of socket missing. Decoration not extant
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and O'Reilly, M.M. (1932). 'Archaeological Notes'. In Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. XXXII. p. 59-61. pl. I.
Event Date 1932
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. and O'Reilly, M.M. (1932). 'Archaeological Notes'. In Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. XXXII. p. 59-61. pl. I.
Event Date 1932
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Clark, Grahame. (1941). Prehistoric England. B.T. Batsford LTD: London. pp. 63-64. pl. 58.
Event Date 1941
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Amendments / updates)
Lethbridge and O'Reilly (see Contexts) note the hoard 'has been acquired for the Museum chiefly through the energies of Mr Oliver Rottman and Mr C.S. Leaf to whom the Museum is much indebted; it was purchased with part of the C.A.S. grant.'. It does not say in what capacity Rottman and Leaf aided the CAS and the Museum in the acquisition of the hoard.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
Lethbridge and O'Reilly (see Contexts) note the hoard 'has been acquired for the Museum chiefly through the energies of Mr Oliver Rottman and Mr C.S. Leaf to whom the Museum is much indebted; it was purchased with part of the C.A.S. grant.'. It does not say in what capacity Rottman and Leaf aided the CAS and the Museum in the acquisition of the hoard.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:10399
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