Accession No
2015.48
Description
A fragment of a bronze axehead of the Late Bronze Age socketed type. The blade section only remains, the surface has suffered general surface corrosion.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.48; MAA: MN0022; A0001
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
44mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Michael J Cuddeford found this material during the mid 1990s during metal detecting in West Wickham. It has been registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and gifted to MAA. For general information about the site see the Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group vol. 6 part 1, 1995 (see Bib). For other information including original finds list see the object file.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Charge, B. B. et al. (1995). 'Field Survey of Sites at Yen Hall West Wickham, Cambs'. Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. vol. 6, part 1.
Event Date 1995
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A fragment of a bronze axehead of the Late Bronze Age socketed type. The blade section only remains, the surface has suffered general surface corrosion.
Event Date 20/7/2015
Author: maa
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2023.12 | Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region
Event Date 21/6/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:268373
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