Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,1923,Lord Howard de Walden,Belgrave Square, SW
Site: said to have come from north india or tibet
Country: India
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 118
Width (mm): 49
Edge (mm): 45
Thickness (mm): 28
Weight (g): 418
Patina: Thick Patina smooth dark green. Appears to have been filed away at edge, where golden bronze shows.
Other: Site: unspecified location possibly in Northern India and Tibet - geolocation not accurate to 10 kms,Width: edge 45mm; socket 48.5mm,Thickness: socket 28mm,Weight: 418.14 gms
Description: A raised oval dome on each side, and near this a hole. The edges of holes are bevelled on the inside of socket. On one side are incised characters just below socket rim.