Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Site: England,Greater London (Surrey),Coulsdon,In a small wood, alt 400 ft. for O.D.,Across the road from Coulsdon Court.,Found by workmen digging flints for road metal 3 1/2-4 ft. below surface,7th Jan 1928
Discovery context: woodland
Parish: Coulsden
County: Greater London
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1928
Length (mm): 103
Width (mm): 46
Edge (mm): 53
Thickness (mm): 43
Weight (g): 298
Patina: Mottled green patina; some mud adhering.
Surface: Perfect condition.
Other: Weight: 10 1/2 oz. = 297.67 gms
Associations: Part of a hoard comprising 4 whole and 2 broken socketed celts, a gouge, 2 fragments of winged celts; also 20 parts of a metal cake weighing 17 lb 6 oz.