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Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe
Socketed axe mouth fragment. Type Meldreth, variant Aylsham/Class D with facetted axe affinities.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2015.15H/1
Find Information
Site Name: Llangollen, Denbighshire
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2012 / Apr / 19
Notes: Found while metal detecting on a hill slope in the Community of Llangollen. Find spot is an area of rough grass with thin soil and slate bedrock appearing close to the surface. Discovered at a maximun depth of 5-6 inches and less than 2m apart from each other.
Acquisition
Treasure (1996 Treasure Act), 16/9/2015
Measurements
maximum length / mm:40.8
length / mm
width / mm:29.9
depth / mm:27.9
weight / g:65.9
Material
bronze
Techniques
cast
Location
In store
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