Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection, PELL, Mr. R.D., 5 Silverthom Close, Rockford, Essex
Site: Essex, Hawkwell, Golden Cross, near, found by Mr. Pell’s son, August 1977, at the spot marked on 1:25000 map by Mr. Pell (DF); nothing noted in Association
Parish: Hawkwell
County: Essex
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ 862, 923
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 101.2
Width (mm): See Transcriber’s Notes
Edge (mm): See Transcriber’s Notes
Thickness (mm): See Transcriber’s Notes
Weight (g): 238.2
Patina: See Description
Surface: See Description
Other: Dimensions as: "L 101.2mm; We 51.4; Wm 41.3; Bm 40.3; B? 10.8; Ds 77.5; Wt 238.2 g.",  Did the best I could with tiny letters and many abbreviations.
Associations: 8a. single find
Description: Typology: lower mm formed by slight rounded step; 7 ribs on either face - furrows between [...] at about 1/2 way down face; thin rib on either upper face of socket; s. end poss. rect, mainly [...]; body sec. near square., Manufacture: cg. fl. fairly thin and flat top four [...] Sides, but hammered over and smoothed creating a step on lower loop side; frags of c. ft. around into edge of s.  mouth - much hammered and bent inwards; on sides v. off centre, while [...] of rev. shows diffuse axial rib -  while on the pattern; bt. e. well forged creating [...], diffuse e. bev.,  Expansion and bl. tip hollows; signs of small dents scattered over surface with group on reverse side-mainly patinated some and [...], Condition: most of e.  Chipped - prob. pre deposition; unbroken part + hp geud fkecjed - modern- but already [...] prob. from corr. ctd.; rev. lower face with series of gmks. sc[...] p. and revealing light green., Surface: gross green to dark brown p.,  A little pocking, flaking and chipping at edges to light green dry sur. + spot of lumpy corr.;  two irregular trails of metal sl. diagonal on internal loop side, some cast-in, poss. flaws, unless distinct items attacked by corrosion., Attached Material : chalky buff soil adhering, a little yellow colored in parts of s.
Remarks: Lower left boxes checked: PIF SI CI DFS.,  Source: SbA. or 5b.A. Rec: Jan 80.  Sub. Inf. Dell [?] 15Oct79