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Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe
Looped, sub-circular socket mouth, splayed blade and five straight pelleted ribs on each face, probably from the same mould as 12.11/2 but a sharper casting. The blade is damaged; the surface having repeatedly been dented with a narrow blade, possibly deliberate damage prior to deposition or use wear.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
12.11/3
Find Information
Site Name: Llyn Fawr, Rhigos
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1911
Notes: found in a small area on the east side of Llyn Fawr lying in peat on the bed of the lake, which was at that time being cleared to facilitate the completion of a reservoir.
Acquisition
Donation, 31/1/1912
Measurements
length / mm:103.5
external diameter / mm:41.0 x 34.0 (socket)
diameter / mm
width / mm:59.0 (of blade)
weight / g:299.0
internal diameter / mm:27.0 x 25.0 (socket)
diameter / mm
Techniques
cast
Material
copper alloy
Northover's composition group: T3
Location
In store
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