Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: London, Society of Antiquaries Collection, B58
Site: Unprovenanced,Alt. Site: Cornwall, St. Ives, Lelant, c. SW 53 37,Possibly one of two from the Lelant hoard which should be in Antiquaries Collection (see AFI & DF)
Hoard: yes
Parish: Lelant
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 95
Width (mm): 42
Edge (mm): 41
Surface: Varied bright olive green to brown surface - dry & granular textured; blade es. dark brown - ribbed.
Associations: 9. Unknown
Description: Dimensions: L 94.5mm; EWe 40.5; Wm 42; Bm 39.6; min B.lp 5.9; DS 72,Typology: flattish m. top with stumps of two cg. jets, on face stretches; double m-m, lower one band-like; socket almost sq., ends in v. narrow rect.; plain sl. bowed faces with rounded corners,Manufacture: large stumps of cg. fl. remaining - some forging existant - with attendant lipping,Condition: parts of e. v. sharp, but some recent reworking; loss of bl. tips anc. - soil in one - poss. a miscast? denting in one face + crack - poss. recent.,Attached Material: fawn soil traces
Remarks: Labels/Markings: white ink inscr. 'B58'; small rect. s/o label printed '11',PIF; DF(C); SI,SN Feb 79,Source: MV,Old Cards: 1