Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London,Society of Antiquaries Collection, B.15,(Presented 1860 by Sudlow Roots, from the collection of his father William Roots) - Root's Collection No. 8
Site: England,Greater London,Kingston-Upon-THames,Kingston Hill,Recent find in 1845 "Found in digging gravel near Caesar's Camp, Coombe Wood, and close to the spot where the sepulchal urn and Thuribulum were found" (b) & (d)
Discovery context: gravel extraction
District: Kingston upon Thames
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 201 704
Year of discovery: 1845
Length (mm): 58
Width (mm): 31
Edge (mm): 33
Surface: A little speckled green - poss. traces of p.; mostly dull grey-brown
Associations: 8. Single Find (by implication)
Description: Dimensions: EL 57.5mm; Wm 31; Bm 29.7; EWe 32.5; Ds 42.5; Blp 7.5,Typology: fairly prom. rib on either inside socket face for most of depth - one irregular in height; rounded body angles except towards blade tips,Manufacture: slight traces of thin cg. fls; gap at m. poss. cg. defect,Condition: edge blunt to part broken off - some poss. recent dam. one tip apparently missing; crack at mouth ancient; gouging etc. of body prob. mostly recent - some coppery flecks.,Attached material: some light brown soil in socket
Publications: a) PSA, I, 1843-9, 67-8,b) original Roots label,c)Bidens 1852, 4 footnote g - no. 4,d) P.S.A., 2, I, 1859-61; 83 no. 8,e) Evans, 1881, 113,f) Lasham 1893, 250,g) Johnson + Wright, 1903, 20
Remarks: Labels/Markings: white ink inscr.: 'B15'; loose label - Dr. Roots original; loose hand printed label,Archive: PIF; PRBAF; DF(C); SI,Ext. S.o.A.L. - Roots original label; CI,Rec. SN Feb 79,Source MV,Old Cards: 1