Find Spot record 7004 - Late Bronze Age axehead from Beeston

A fragment from a cast copper alloy undecorated socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date. The piece represents the lower part of the axehead. It is rectangular in section with a hollow rectangular socket. Viewed in plan, the sides flare outwards slightly to the cutting edge which is modestly curved. The axe terminates in old breaks mid-way above the blade end. The cutting edge is 2.92mm thick and is quite damaged. It is 57.24mm in length, 35.78mm wide and weighs 57.8g. At the socketed end the axe is 4.71mm thick. It has a dark grey/black patina.

PAS notes: It is likely to be a South-Eastern type, part of the Ewart Park metalworking assemblage which can be dated to c.1000-750BC.(1)

<1> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import (Digital Archive). SCH5212.