Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Limerick, Craggaunowen Museum, No. 131,Formerly Hunt Collection,Previously Ball Collection, no. 98
Site: England,Surrey,Egham
Parish: Egham
County: Surrey
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 01 71
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 105
Width (mm): 36
Edge (mm): 40
Surface: Dark brown patina tending to olive in patches; flaked to dusty pale green and grey at edge and other odd spots.
Associations: 9. Undocumented
Description: Dimensions: L 105mm; eWe 39.5; Wm 35.5; Bm 40.4; Blp 8; DS 76,Typology: wing moudings definitely lappenmuster - no significant bar on sides; hint of 'V' moulding between upper wings on one face only - if so prob. not well cast; minimal bump between lower wings; body angles crisp below wings; sl. facetting on side - not paticularly neat!,Manufacture: Hints of hmks. low on both bl. faces; med. thick cg. fl. rounded and low - but fully removed on lower most sides; depression in m. of one side - cg. defect.,Condition: e. blunt from loss of patina and probably  modern interference - gold flecked; poss. little chipping at mouth on reverse face,Attached Materials: areas of textured mud between accretion; also light slightly reddy brown soil, and orange soil under loop and just above.
Publications: a) Phillips 1967, 18
Remarks: Labels/Markings: black ink marking: "Egham, Surrey",Archive: PIF,PRBAF: SI,Ext: CI,Rec.: SN March 80,Source: MV,Old Card: 1