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Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe
Looped axe, with three slightly diverging ribs on each face and a moulded sub-rectangular socket with a markedly expanded rim at the opening. Damaged on one face; caused by impact blow rather than decay.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
26.280/7
Find Information
Site Name: Liveoaks Farm, St Arvans
Date: 1926 / Mar
Notes: the hoard of seven axes was found 400 yards south-west of the farm
Acquisition
donation, 7/7/1926
Measurements
Length
(mm): 96.0
Width
(mm): 55.5 (of blade)
external diameter
(mm): 48.0 x 41.5*
Weight
(g): 305.2
internal diameter
(mm): 32.5 x 23.0*
Material
Copper alloy
Northover's composition group: T
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