Accession No
1931.399.6
Description
One fragment of the cutting edge of a socketed axehead.
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
1931.399.6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
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: 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: 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
Description (Physical description)
Ten fragments of bronze including bits of socketed axes.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
One fragment of the cutting edge of a socketed axehead.
Event Date 11/4/2025
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:326653
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