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Late Bronze Age bronze socketed object
Bronze Age bronze socket wall fragment
Dimensions: max. length 9.6mm; max. width 7.5mm; thickness 3.4mm; surviving weight 0.3g.
This is a small bronze curved socket wall fragment of undiagnostic form. Although probably once part of one of the objects in the hoard, no conjoin may now be discerned. The original surfaces have a grey-green patina, with powdery light green surfaces along the break edges.
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Site Name: Coychurch Higher Community, Bridgend,
Notes: Please treat the Ordnance Survey grid reference to the precise findspot as CONFIDENTIAL. The find is to be referred to as from Coychurch Higher Community. The maximum permitted findspot accuracy to be released to the public is to the 4 figure OS grid reference of SS 96 86. This bronze socket wall fragment was discovered during the archaeological findspot investigation of this hoard. It was found within topsoil in the excavated test-pit. An archaeological findspot investigation was undertaken by Amgueddfa Cymru and PAS Cymru staff on 30th August - 2nd September 2022. During this fieldwork, a fragmentary bronze spearhead of Group 11 (Davis 2015) was discovered in situ. This was carefully lifted in soil block, cleaned and recorded in the conservation laboratory at Amgueddfa Cymru. As the highly fragile and fragmentary artefact could not be conserved of cared for, long-term, it was discarded and the complete salvaged record of the artefact was retained.