Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum Observatory, Dumfries
Site: England,Buckinghamshire
County: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 94
Width (mm): 36
Edge (mm): 51
Thickness (mm): 38
Weight (g): 223
Patina: Very slight patina of whitish green.
Other: Weight: 222.52 gms
Description: Volume 29.25 ccs, density 7.6. Much worn down on edge of socket opposite loop. Reddish rust-like stains in socket.
Publications: Reports on local Museums in Scotland, Anderson + Black 1887. p. 415 "Axe of Bronze. Socketed 3 1/2 ins. in length by 2 ins. across cutting edge. Found in Buckinghamshire, England"