Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum,  1931--3--14--14  A
Site: England, GREATER LONDON,  Bexley Heath,  Discovered in a sandpit belonging to Mrs. Busely in 1930, at a depth of 15-20 ft from the surface, Founder's hoard.
Discovery context: building work 
Parish: Bexleyheath
District: Bexley
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid reference: TQ 48  75   Noted in pencil.
Year of discovery: 1930
Length (mm): 9.4
Width (mm): 45
Thickness (mm): 3.7
Weight (g): 208, 251, 211, 191, 212
Patina: blue & green
Surface: corroded
Other: Elegant 3-part, hand-drawn illustration with a few dimensions.  One part is a cross-section., Under SITE, two lines have been whited out, and 'GREATER LONDON, Bexley Heath" have been written over the white-out.
Associations: 1-29; 21 Socketed Celts; 16 Fragments Celts; 1 Chisel? 1 Knife; 1 Gouge; 1 Spearhead; 1 Sword; 1 Copper cake, Fragments cake
Description: Five from same mould.,  Plain & looped.
Publications: Antiquaries Journal vol XI p. 170
Remarks: IN PENCIL, LEFT LOWER CORNER:,  "Almost OK", AT BOTTOM OF LEFT COLUMN:,  "N.D. 1974"