Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Baughan, Mr. Michael - private,27 Westbrook Crescent, Welling, Kent
Site: England,Kent,Lyminge,West Wood,Found by Mr. Baugham in May 1979 using a metal-detector; located on the east verge of the road, about 3-4 ft from it and 6" from a fence, in leaf mould under dense undergrowth; no further finds made (a),A Small ditch borders the road, find made 2' from outer edge, and c 1' in from a barbed wire fence; 2" under soil, covered by 4" leaf mould; verge very overgrown and brambly (Mr. Baughan got scratched!)
Parish: Lyminge
County: Kent
Country: England
Grid reference: TR 134 432
Year of discovery: 1979
Length (mm): 102
Width (mm): 28
Edge (mm): 36
Weight (g): 149
Surface: Varied grass/reed/milky green patina, with limited areas of more matt black and light bluey-green sur.; broken edge very light sl. bluey green.
Associations: 8a. Single Find
Description: Dimensions: EL 101.5mm; EWe 36; W shoulders 28.4; Wm 32; Bm 32.5; max B loop 8.1; Ds 60.5; Wt. 148.9 g,Typology: triple m.m., lower 2 tend to become one on rev. face; prominent ribs define wing-indentations; body angles above are rounded, below - very square; ribs contrive as slight bumps across sides emphasising shoulders; good rect. socket. with rect. flat end, tapering all down; prominent ribs on int. faces for about 2/3 length.,Manufacture: top of m. flattened, some hmks., but still suggestion of linear edge of loop side; medium thick cg. fl. .along upper sides quite prom. - crest flat to rounded - prob. some minimal hammering - some waivering, and rev. are asymmetric; cg. gl. totally removed on lower sides; two uppermost bevels on bl. faces prob. entirely forged, creating shallow furrow between; another lower more diffuse and amidst hmks.; cmks criss-crossing on bl. e. - mainly soil filled - prob. anc.; sub-triang. hollow below shoulder on rev. side - cg. flaw or chaplet? series of v. fine. pmks. on indented sides - not obviously decoration; occasional larger ones; depression at corner of mouth likely cg. flaw.,Condition: cutting edge completely list due to fracture - due to poor state of metal, apparently found with edge intact and only tips broken off.,Attached Material: Yellowy fawn soil coating socket.
Publications: a) notes made on submission by RPJ,b) information passed over telephone 2/7/80 to SN
Remarks: Archive: PIF; PRBAF: DF(S); SI,Exgt.: CI,Rec.: SN July 80,Source: Sb. A.,Sub. Inf: 22 April 80