Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Worthing Museum 568/12,Presented by the late Mr. W. C. Patching
Site: England,Sussex,Worthing,Ham Road,("40 Acres" Brickfield),4 ft. below surface,Feby 1877
Parish: Worthing
County: West Sussex
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1877
Length (mm): 103
Width (mm): 39
Edge (mm): 40
Thickness (mm): 39
Weight (g): 213
Patina: Most of the patina seems to have been cleaned off, leaving the golden bronze.
Surface: Smooth, but slightly corroded in places
Other: Thickness: socket 38.5mm,Weight: 212.61 gms
Associations: One of a hoard consisting of 7 Palstaves, 1 Winged Celt, 5 socketed Celts, + 2 "Cakes" of Bronze.