Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,1924,H. Mothersole Esq.,Warren House, Roxwell Road,Chelmsford.
Site: England,Essex,Little Baddow
Parish: Little Baddow
County: Essex
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 101
Width (mm): edge 51, socket 39.5
Thickness (mm): socket 40.5
Weight (g): 217.92
Patina: thick olive green, with darker patches
Surface: smooth
Associations: found at Little Baddow - Rough Metal (2 pieces) Sickle, 7 Socketed Celts & a Palstave
Description: Inside socket are 2 ribs. A is 34mm long, B is 30mm long,There is a slight hollow at C.,Edge corroded & chipped away. It is hammer marked to 26mm from the edge.
Publications: Trans. Essex Field Club Vol 2, p.31,Essex Naturalist Vol 16, p.246