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Late Bronze Age bronze casting jet
Casting jet - South Wales Type socketed axe
Quarter fragment of four runner casting jet. Oval shaped jet. Shallow reservoir with a rough and irregular concave shaped top surface and convex shaped under surface. One straight runner visible on this quarter fragment. Runner removed very close to mouth of socket of axe as indicated by its length and enlarged dimensions at base. Dark green patina with light green carbonate concretions.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2003.24H/39
Find Information
Site Name: St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2003
Notes: Found within a field under pasture
Measurements
diameter / mm:31.1 x 14.5 top surface
thickness / mm:5.0 reservoir
thickness / mm:20.1 incl. runners
weight / g:10.2
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