Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Ripon Museum, Yorkshire,Loan of Major Cathcart, lately of Mowbray House, Kirkby Malzeard
Site: England,Yorkshire (WR),Kirkby Malzeard,Willow House Farm
Discovery context: farm
Parish: Kirkby Malzeard
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 86
Width (mm): 41
Edge (mm): 54
Thickness (mm): 34
Weight (g): 113
Patina: Dark purplish brown, with green hur in places and on angles. Rubbed to a bright gold.
Other: Weight: 113.39 gms
Associations: One of 19. Part of a hoard of 25 socketed celts.
Description: Good condition. Sharp edge. Very prominent cast marks.