Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Mus. of Archaeology, Cambridge
Site: England,Surrey,Tilford,Hankley Common,1911
Parish: Tilford
County: Surrey
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1911
Length (mm): 52
Width (mm): 38
Edge (mm): 36
Thickness (mm): 35
Weight (g): 212
Patina: Dull green, with traces of bronze colour showing through.
Surface: Pitted, the pits generally being covered with encrustment.
Description: Corners and edge chipped, and encrusted with pale green mould; small circular boss on each side, enclosed with sets of two curving grooves, unevenly cast, with mould marks visible.
Remarks: The "boss + grooves" decoration is a common Surrey form.