Object: SOCKETED AXE Mould
Classification: Valve 2
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum, 65/517 (ii)
Site: England,Sussex (West),Worthing,Castle Road
Parish: Worthing
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ 126 038
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 110
Edge (mm): 48
Associations: 7a. Area Find
Description: Dimensions: L (in plane of contact face) 109.5mm; maxEW 47.7mm; max B. 24; H tongue above contact face 0-2.0; matrix: L 75.0; W bl. e. 29.5; Wm (casting) 32.0; D of inside of m. of cg. between contact face 12.7; T base cg. 2.3; D matrix base 7.0; D bl. e. 1.8; EL Pb. cg. 46,Typology: Matrix/castings: double m-m evident at side of cg.; decn. uncertain; sl. spatulate shape to lower bl.; near perp. ledge at bottom mould give flat-ended bl. e.; inside force, or socket of cg. with almost half elliptical cross-sec.; wells seem steep and near straight; top of Pb cg. seems to approximate to matrix end.,Mould: tendency to concave outsloped edges to notches in corners of gate support, creating sharp inside angle: top of toungue convex on outer side, more angular on inner; widely spaced but sym.core prints - virt. elliptical with domed profiles; narrow contact face mainly flat, little part concave below loop; - perhaps leaving small cavity here when mould closed; location - tongue prob. orig. continuous variable ^ to rounded sec. - variable height, disappearing close to end of side walls; outer tip where intact has marked concave sec. with thin almost pointed outer fg. angled upwards.,Outside: olive to black-green patina, scattered pocking/flaking to pale green dry surface, also much textured corr. layer, light green overlying; inside dull dark grey-green matt sur., much flaked to light and pale green dry surface - esp. at edges etc., some also revealing smoother ruddy brown surface.
Remarks: PIF (3 cards); AFI; DF(C); SI; CI; SN Oct. 79; Source MV; Cont. Card 1.