This site uses cookies to improve your experience. By using this site you agree to receiving cookies under our Cookie Policy.
Locations +
Amgueddfa Cymru
Cymraeg
My account
Collections & Research
Departments Collections Online National Collections Centre

Amgueddfa
Cymru
Family

National Museum Cardiff

St Fagans National Museum of History

National Waterfront Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum

National Slate Museum

National Wool Museum

National Roman Legion Museum

  • Collections & Research
  • Departments
  • Collections Online
  • National Collections Centre
  • Articles
  • Ancient Wales
  • Art
  • Celf ar y Cyd
  • History
  • Natural History
  • The Museum at Work
  • Health, Wellbeing and Amgueddfa Cymru

Collections Online

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

Image filter options
Back to search results

Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe

Large ribbed socketed axe fragment missing mouth and loop. The sides are concave, flaring outwards slightly towards the blade end. The axe has a markedly rounded body, with an oval shaped cross-section and rounded face edges. Near the break, there is evidence of a flared mouth-moulding, but this is subtle and faint, rather than prominent. Three well-defined and near parallel ribs descend from the moulding down both faces of the blades, extending down three-quarters of the length of the surviving blade. Between these ribs there are feint and smooth ridges and grooves in the surfaces, aligned parallel with the ribs. These indicate probable shaping irregularities in the walls of the mould halves used to cast this axe. The casting seams down each side are visible, but have been hammered down and on one side, hammer facets can be observed along the surface. On one side, where original surface survives, striations can been seen on the blade facet running parallel with the blade edge, suggesting the blade was prepared. The original surfaces of the axe have a green-brown patina, while the upper face, upper break and blade edges have powdery light-green eroded surfaces. In the lower socket, there are green surface carbonate concretions on one side.

Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
  Zoom / More Images (3)  

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

2017.23H/5

Find Information

Site Name: Llanharan, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2015 / March

Notes: Objects found between 1st and 15th of March 2015 .

Acquisition

Treasure (1996 Treasure Act), 23/10/2017
This hoard was acquired with grant support provided by the Saving Treasures; Telling Stories project, funded via the Heritage Lottery Fun (Collecting Cultures programme).

Measurements

length / mm:97.1
maximum width / mm:48.2
width / mm
maximum depth / mm:
weight / g:172.6

Material

bronze

Location

In store

Categories

Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Related Items

bronze socketed axes - group shot
Archaeology & Numismatics

Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe

2017.24H/6
More information
bronze socketed axes - group shot
Archaeology & Numismatics

Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe

2017.24H/2
More information
bronze socketed axes - group shot
Archaeology & Numismatics

Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe

2017.24H/3
More information
bronze socketed axes - group shot
Archaeology & Numismatics

Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe

2017.24H/1
More information

Site Map

Amgueddfa Cymru

Amgueddfa Cymru

  • Visiting
  • Collections & Research
  • Learn
  • Blog
  • Support Us
  • Shop
  • Venue Hire

Our Museums

  • National Museum Cardiff
  • St Fagans National Museum of History
  • National Waterfront Museum
  • Big Pit National Coal Museum
  • National Slate Museum
  • National Wool Museum
  • National Roman Legion Museum

Connect With Us

  • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
  • Join the Mailing List
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Corporate

  • About Us
  • Jobs
  • Press Office
  • National Collections Centre
  • Working with Others
  • Accessibility statement
  • Cookies Policy
  • Copyright
Sponsored by Welsh Government
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Charity No. 525774
× ❮ ❯