Object: Flanged celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum,  Given by the Duke of Bedford 1869 ,  69 12 4 20
Site: England, Devon, Plymstock, about a mile east of Preston., beneath a flat stone at a depth of two feet
Parish: Plymstock
County: Devon
Country: England
Grid reference: 5X 51 53
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 126
Width (mm): butt 23
Edge (mm): 76
Thickness (mm): edge 12 ;] butt 18
Weight (g): 273.55
Surface: dark metal. much stained + corroded with green carbonate.
Associations: Part of a hoard consisting of 16 flanged celts. 3 daggers. a spearhead + a chisel.
Description: Edge slightly dented.
Publications: Evans. Ancient Bronze Implements. 50. 51. 165. 241. 259. 464.,  Arch. Journ. XXVI. 346. where the scale given is erroneous.