Object: Socketed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Oakham Museum, 1972.31 (11)
Site: England,Leicestershire,Ketton,1972
Parish: Ketton
County: Leicestershire
Country: England
Grid reference: SK 9845 0550
Year of discovery: 1972
Length (mm): 105
Width (mm): 41
Edge (mm): 54
Patina: Little dark green-brown-gold patina; much covered by granular light green surfaces.
Surface: Edge fairly good and quite sharp in places; light orangey brown soil adhering, esp in sockets.
Associations: Hoard
Description: width edge 54mm; width mouth 40.7mm; width loop 9mm; breadth mouth 42.5mm; depth socket 76mm; depth internal ribs 20mm; length external ribs 23.5mm,Three short slightly diverging ribs on either face, quite thick and pronounced; corner angles emphasised by slight rib at edge of narrow facets; discontinuity at mouth on reverse side between two halves; two short internal ribs high on socket; blade tip hollows; casting flash quite protuberant in places; stump of extra flange running round top of mouth; socket end narrow slit? grinding marks observable on edge where patina intact.
Publications: McWhirr, 1971-2, 75
Remarks: SN April 78,PI; AFI; CI; SI