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Iron Age iron socketed looped axe
A medium sized axe with divergent sides near the blade end, though assymetrical in form. The loop is extensively filled with corrosion products. The socket looks sub-rectangular in plan, with rounded corners, though corrosion may have obscured the original shape.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
97.13H/1
Find Information
Site Name: Penllyn, Cowbridge
Collection Method: metal detector
Notes: collector a relative of Mr. B.R. Davies
Measurements
length / mm:114.0
width / mm:54.0 (of blade)
depth / mm:48.0 (of socket)
length / mm:29.0 (of socket)*
width / mm:17.0 (of socket)*
weight / g:273.7
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