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Early Iron Age bronze socketed axe
Large bronze Sompting Type socketed axe with rib and pellet decoration.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2017.19H
Find Information
Site Name: Llyn Fawr, Rhigos
Collection Method: chance find
Date: 1911
Notes: Found in a small area on the east side of Llyn Fawr lying in peat on the bed of the lake, which was at that time being cleared to facilitate the completion of a reservoir. The existence of the axe was not known until 2017 (see legal status notes).
Acquisition
donation, 10/8/2017
Measurements
maximum width / mm:65
width / mm
length / m:125.1
maximum thickness / mm:48.7
thickness / mm
weight / g:447.7
Techniques
Cast
Material
Bronze
Location
In store
Categories
SomptingClassification
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