Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: June 1936,Mr. A. G. Ravening,60 Holland Park Mews, W.II,(Who is trying to sell it to Truro Museum)
Site: England,Cornwall,Doddington Point,Found (June 1936) on beach at Doddington Point
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1936
Length (mm): 110
Width (mm): 51
Thickness (mm): 43
Weight (g): 294
Patina: On one side, very dark patina (almost black), with traces of golden bronze colour, and of green near edge. On the other green and brown mottled.
Surface: Smooth and in very good condition.
Description: Apparently a rough casting; mouth of socket is uneven; mould marks very prominent and sharp, and have not been reduced by filing. Edge blunt and unground. Piece of waste metal left inside loop.