Prehistoric — Late Bronze Age
Axehead, socketed axehead
Bronze socketed axehead of 'south-eastern' type. It has a square-sectioned mouth flanked by a low collar, with the remains of low casting flashes surviving down both sides and around the loop. There is a single internal rib on either face. It has a lustrous olive green patina which has been chipped in several places. The expanding cutting edge is much damaged, and a metal sample has been taken from it. One face of the blade shows signs of cracking, which may be evidence of a faulty casting. Part of a hoard of five axeheads found near plots 28-29, on a building site in Disraeli Road, Park Royal, Brent, February 1975.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- 74.405/4
- Object name:
- axehead, socketed axehead
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- Production date:
- Late Bronze Age
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 68 mm, W 42 mm, T 35 mm, WT 99.06g, L 70 mm, W 41 mm, D 34 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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