Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Oakham Museum, 1972.31 (8)
Site: England,Leicestershire,Ketton,1972
Parish: Ketton
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
Grid reference: SK 9845 0550
Year of discovery: 1972
Length (mm): 109
Width (mm): 43
Edge (mm): 49
Patina: Little gold - ruddy brown - dark green surface; mainly deteriorated to speckled light/dull green dry surface.
Surface: Edge intact, little damaged, fairly sharp modern gouged cuts at mouth and body angle revealing gold and coppery brown. Light orangey brown soil adhering.
Associations: Hoard
Description: Length: 108.5mm; width edge 49mm; width mouth 42.5mm; width loop 10mm; breadth mouth 42.5mm; depth socket 73mm; depth internal ribs 22mm,Three pellets on one face - central one pronounced, after two more diffuse as are reverse pellets; two short internal ribs high on socket; flat socket end; traces of fine casting flash; slight blade tip hollows; small pit - casting flaw? on upper face; grinding marks perp. to edge where patina preserved; also bevel v. close to edge.
Publications: McWhirr, 1971-2, 75
Remarks: SN April 78,PI; AFI; CI; SI