Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum, 80-11-24-12,Presented by A.W. Franks Esq.; (Henry Medland, Melbourn, Royston); 24/11/1880
Site: England,Cambridgeshire,Meldreth,Founder’s hoard. All found together by a workman in Nov 1880 near Meldreth Station, Royston, Cambs. Stated to be the whole of the find.
Discovery context: railway cutting
Parish: Meldreth
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1880
Length (mm): 92
Edge (mm): 51
Thickness (mm): 40
Weight (g): 218
Patina: metallic green
Surface: corroded
Other: Top left corner says “TL 37” and on the next line, “46” (aligned under the “37”). I’m not sure if this is a grid ref. Top right - "III" are Roman numerals. Associations: Best check my interpretation of dittos. Bottom left of card says ”A OK.” Bottom right of card says “CI” or “C1”.
Associations: 1-53: 17 Socketed Celts; 5 Fragments Socketed Celts; 2 Fragments Winged Celts; 1 Chisel?; 1 Gouge; 1 Spearhead; 2 Fragments Spearhead; 6 Pieces of swords; 1 Knife or razor; 2 Pieces edge of vessel; 1 rough piece from casting; 15 Copper cakes; 9 Fragments, various
Description: Plain, a hole in one face. Containing fragment of sword blade