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Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe
Small mouth fragment from a large ribbed socketed axe. Prominent outsplayed mouth moulding (9.4mm wide), from which two longitudinal, parallel ribs extend. No runner scar visible on mouth top surviving. Exterior surface has a black patina or coating (tenorite), interior surface has dark green patina.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2003.24H/13
Find Information
Site Name: St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2003
Notes: Found within a field under pasture
Measurements
length / mm:29.4
width / mm:22.5
weight / g:16.8
thickness / mm:4.7 wall excl. rib
thickness / mm:4.7 wall
thickness / mm:8.7 mouth wall
Material
bronze
Location
In store
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