Object: Low-Flanged Axe Chisel
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Jewell, R.H.I. - private (1993), 62 Ivydale Rd. London, SE15 3BS,?ex Holleyman Collection,ex Ball Collection
Site: England,Suffolk,Lakenheath
Parish: Lakenheath
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 99
Width (mm): 13
Edge (mm): 27
Thickness (mm): 7
Weight (g): 64
Surface: Greeny-brown patina with substantial areas of bumpy corrosion.
Description: Dimensions: L 98.5mm; We 27.3mm; Wst 16mm; Wbt 12.5mm; max T 7.3mm; max H fg. 0.3mm; Deb 10mm; Teb 4.5; Wt 63.8 gms,Typology: appears to be just one small lozenge facet on either side, otherwise double-faceted; rounded stop bevel; minimal flanges,Manufacture: slight skew down length of body,Condition: edge sharp but very jagged
Remarks: Circ. adhesive label "BALL COLLECTION" printed ; long adhesive label: "LAKENHEATH"; handwritten black ink: "836",Archive PIF X PTO,Rec: SN Nov. 93,Source Sb. A