Accession No

1903.212


Description

A socketed iron axehead with expanding blade, and a long, socketed, chisel-ended ferule


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Barton Road; Grange Road


Period

?Anglo Saxon ?Medieval


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1903.212; MAA: AR 1903.257


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased with money from the Cambridge Antiquarian Society for 2/6.
Event Date 1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'A socketed iron axehead, with expanding blade, and a long, socketed, chisel-ended ferule.
Event Date 1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Field collection)
Accessions Register reads: 'Found in the centre of Barton Rod, Cambridge near the end of Grange Rd. June 1903.'
Event Date 6/1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:288177

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