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Late Bronze Age bronze casting jet
Casting jet - South Wales Type socketed axe
Half fragment of four runner casting jet, oval in shape with a dished concave upper surface. Irregular shaped perforation through centre. Jet tapers inwards in profile with a convex curve to form an oval shaped underside. Two straight runners visible on this half fragment. Runners removed very close to mouth of socket of the axe as indicated by their length and enlarged dimensions at base. Green patina.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2003.24H/38
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:55.1 top surface
width / mm:34.5
diameter / mm:50.4 under surface
weight / g:79.6
thickness / mm:11.0 reservoir excl. runners
thickness / mm:22.9 incl. runners
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