Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Oakham Museum, 1972.31 (2)
Site: England,Leicestershire,Ketton,1972
Parish: Ketton
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
Grid reference: SK 9845 0550
Year of discovery: 1972
Length (mm): 105
Width (mm): 42
Edge (mm): 51
Patina: Much dark green-brown patina, with little gold; alot of reverse obscured by granular lighter green surface.
Surface: Edge largely good and sharp; odd v. small bits of recent damage. Light orangey-brown soil adhering.
Associations: Hoard
Description: Width edge 50.8mm; width mouth 42mm; width loop 10.3mm; breadth mouth 41.5mm; depth socket 70.5mm; depth int. ribs 70.5mm; depth int. ribs 43.5mm; length ext. ribs 35.5mm,Three fine vert. ribs descend from pellets just below second moulding; irregular bumps at foot of central rib and adjacent to another rib - prob. casting flaws; reverse ribs more symmetrically placed - only central one with pellet at head; construction at top of loop; fairly long internal ribs; hammer dents on lower blade, small punchmarks higher; fine grinding marks parallel and perp. to edge; blade tip hollows; flatting bottom to socket; traces of fine casting flash.
Publications: McWhirr, 1971-2, 75
Remarks: SN April 78,PI; AFI; CI; SI