Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Colchester Museum, purchased by the Corporation 1911. (2347.11)
Site: England, Essex, Dovercourt
Parish: Dovercourt
County: Essex
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 105
Width (mm): edge 50, socket 42
Thickness (mm): socket 38.5
Weight (g): 277.29
Patina: some medium green patina.
Surface: rather rough & pitted. dark bronze showing on one side, sith light green pittings. On the other side a darker green surface also pitted.
Associations: Bronze founder's Hoard of 15 Celts. nearby an earthenware utensil (with 3 pierced lugs) was found.
Description: Traces of gravel outside & light earth in the socket.