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840,166 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -900 | Copper alloy Middle Bronze Age socketed spearhead. The blade is leaf-shaped with a lozengiform-sectioned midrib. The edges have been substantially chipped and abraded. The tip is missing. The hollow socket expands to a circular-sectioned mouth 17.9mm in diameter (internal diameter 12.4mm).
Casting ribs are visible r... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2017-02-06T00:00:00Z | null | null | 61.1 | null | null | 9.9 | 125.5 | 1 | Julie Shoemark | Julie Shoemark | Eastern | Norfolk | Broadland | Guestwick | TG0527 | GPS (from the finder) | 52.801584 | 1.0396 | NMS-D005E8 | null | 61796_D005E8_MBA_SocketedSpearhead_ILL.jpg | Middle Bronze Age socketed spearhead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
840,194 | Hoard | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -950 | -800 | An addendum to the previously recorded 'Tendring Hoard' (see PAS ref
A group of 11 bronze objects found through metal detecting in Tendring, Essex, found in the same area and therefore associated with the Tendring Hoard (2015 T590).
1) sword fragment. A fragment of a copper alloy sword blade. The fragment is from... | Due to the association of the objects (Nos. 1-11) as a discrete group and because they belonged as part of a larger hoard (addenda to 2015 T590), they qualify as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act (1996) (Designation Order 2002). | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Submitted for consideration as Treasure | Metal detector | null | null | 2016T923 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11 | Elisha Mason | Sophie Flynn | Eastern | Essex | Tendring | Tendring | TM1323 | null | 51.8649 | 1.092226 | ESS-D132C4 | null | 2016T923a.jpg | Sword fragment | The British Museum | Attribution License | ||
840,547 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,875 | -1,725 | A complete flat axehead with a crescentic blade, of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 1875 BC to c. 1725 BC).
The axehead has a rectangular shape, with a crescentic blade. In profile, it is of a lentoid (pointed oval), with tapering edges. The butt is almost square. The sides of the axe gently expand in width from the but... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2016-07-31T23:00:00Z | 2016-08-30T23:00:00Z | null | null | 425.9 | null | null | 12.4 | 155.1 | 1 | Teresa Gilmore | Teresa Gilmore | West Midlands | Staffordshire | Lichfield | Fradley and Streethay | SK1514 | From finder | 52.723443 | -1.779349 | WMID-2260B2 | null | wmid2260b2.jpg | Early Bronze Age: Complete decorated Flat axehead | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
840,574 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -800 | A cast copper-alloy Bronze Age chisel, the artefact may be a leatherworking tool because of the bevelled cutting edge.
The chisel measures 64.56mm long. It is divided into two parts by a transverse rib. One part, the longer, at 34.30mm, is a rectangular sectioned tool measuring 4.76mm x 3.87mm in section below the r... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 64.56 | 1 | Jane Hanbidge | Jane Hanbidge | null | Somerset | South Somerset | Barwick | ST5614 | null | 50.923768 | -2.627383 | WILT-232C22 | null | WILT232C22.jpg | null | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
840,734 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | A very small copper alloy double side-looped socketed spearhead of the Middle Bronze Age, c 1500-1150 BC. There is damage to the socket and spear edges. The blade is 16.0mm wide, the other measurements are shown below. Side-looped spearheads are Class IV and date from the early Middle Bronze Age. They are likely to bel... | Rally Record Orange 264 | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2015-12-13T00:00:00Z | null | null | Metal Detectives at Aston, Oxon | null | null | null | null | 70 | 1 | Anni Byard | Michael Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | West Oxfordshire | Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney | SP3302 | From a paper map | 51.715764 | -1.523737 | BERK-35A5EB | null | 264.jpg | null | The British Museum | Attribution License | ||
840,747 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -700 | A fragment of a Bronze Age sword or dagger blade, 1150-700BC. The object is a sub-rectangular fragment of copper alloy, with a straight, horizontal break or cut at both the top and bottom ends. There is a broad, convex-surfaced mid-rib on either face, flanked by a pair of vertical grooves. Either side of this mid-rib t... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 32 | null | null | 8.48 | 33.61 | 1 | Pier Paolo Soro | Pier Paolo Soro | South East | West Sussex | Arun | Warningcamp | TQ0406 | From finder | 50.844187 | -0.524198 | SUSS-364E60 | null | SwordSUSS364E60.jpg | A fragment of a Bronze Age sword or dagger blade, 1150-700BC. | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
840,858 | Axe | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -800 |
The tip of an incomplete cast copper alloy axe blade of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The fragment is worn and it is not possible to ascertain what type of axe this came from.
| Rally Record Orange 275A | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2015-12-13T00:00:00Z | null | null | Metal Detectives at Aston, Oxon | null | null | null | null | 13 | 1 | Anni Byard | Michael Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | West Oxfordshire | Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney | SP3302 | From a paper map | 51.715764 | -1.523737 | BERK-39BFEB | null | 275A.jpg | null | The British Museum | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
840,917 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -900 | -700 |
A fragment of the rim of the socket, probably from a Bronze Age socketed axe. The rim has an out-turned collar but with no accompanying ridge.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-02-09T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 6.37 | null | null | 5.75 | 19.09 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Hampshire | Basingstoke and Deane | Upton Grey | SU7049 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.235898 | -0.998725 | SUR-3B92BA | null | B17363.jpg | Bronze Age: Socketed axe fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
841,114 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | null | null | An almost complete cast copper alloy Middle Bronze Age rapier. The butt is incomplete and damaged which makes the original shape difficult to determine. Two C-shaped incomplete rivet holes or notches lie in the upper part of the butt, which is where the handle would have been attached. The notches are spaced approximat... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Part of an extant museum collection | Building work | 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z | 1956-12-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 182 | null | null | 6.85 | 335 | 1 | Therese Kearns | Therese Kearns | South East | City of Southampton | City of Southampton | Bargate | SU4211 | Generated from computer mapping software | 50.896959 | -1.404158 | HAMP-4E8C83 | null | HAMP4E8C83.jpg | null | Hampshire Cultural Trust | Attribution License | ||
841,748 | Metal Working Debris | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -700 | Twelve fragments of probable Bronze Age ingots.All may be from plano-convex ingots. The weights are 69.0g, 57.14g, 35.35g, 39.63g, 34.28g, 33.71g, 29.55g, 14.21g, 22.86g, 11.05g, 6.35g and 13.79g. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 12 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Hampshire | Hart | Odiham | SU7451 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.253375 | -0.941028 | SUR-8E55A7 | null | 17480.jpg | Bronze Age: Ingot fragments | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
842,016 | Hoard | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | Very late Bronze Age Hoard consisting of one gold bracelet, three gold penannular lock-rings and a cauldron fragment all found together in one find spot. The bracelet and two of the lock rings are stained possibly from an organic residue either from the soil or items placed with them. The lock-rings are all made from g... | Due to these objects being of prehistoric, Bronze Age date, and four of the objects being gold they qualify as treasure under the stipulations of The Treasure Act 1996. | 4 | Gold | Copper alloy | Submitted for consideration as Treasure | Metal detector | 2017-04-14T23:00:00Z | 2017-04-14T23:00:00Z | 2017T352 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Cumbria | South Lakeland | Urswick | SD2775 | From finder | 54.165588 | -3.119589 | LANCUM-C98FBF | null | LANCUMC98FBF.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
842,019 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,300 | An incomplete copper alloy (bronze) copper-alloy Primary / Early phase Group III palstave of Middle Bronze Age dating (1500-1300 BC).
The object has a single midrib visible on both faces, a slight shield shaped pattern below the stop ridge and raised flange facets. The blade of the palstave is sub-triangular in plan... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 440.6 | null | null | 31.4 | 169 | 1 | Teresa Gilmore | Teresa Gilmore | West Midlands | Staffordshire | South Staffordshire | Brewood and Coven | SJ8510 | From finder | 52.687479 | -2.223344 | WMID-C9BDED | null | wmidc9bded.jpg | Middle Bronze Age: Incomplete shield patterned palstave | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
842,213 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,200 | -1,500 | A small cast copper alloy Early Bronze Age developed flat axehead, probably dating to between 2200 -1500 BC. The axehead has a narrow round-ended damaged butt, which widens into a sub-triangular axehead in plan, with very worn dual-facetted flanges. The blade-end is wide and convex, but not crescentic with pointed ends... | Reference: Schmidt, P., and Burgess, C. 1981. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England. Munchen: C. H. Beck'sche, Verlagsbuchandlung | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-04T00:00:00Z | 2017-03-04T00:00:00Z | null | null | 63.79 | null | null | 9.4 | 67.8 | 1 | Liz Walker | Liz Walker | South East | West Sussex | Horsham | Rudgwick | TQ0131 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.069455 | -0.559864 | SUSS-DF9F05 | null | AxeSUSSDF9F05.jpg | A small cast copper alloy Early Bronze Age developed flat axehead, probably dating to between 2200 -1500 BC. | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
842,323 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,000 | -1,500 | Very small Early Bronze Age flat axehead. Both faces are badly pockmarked with many pocks being quite recent. There has been some recent damage to the cutting edge. Perhaps used a chisel and far too small to have functioned as a axe (see discussion under LANCUM-B28EB0 and LANCUM-8ADC2F). Length 61mm. Width 22.2mm. Thic... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-02-16T00:00:00Z | 2017-03-15T00:00:00Z | null | null | 27.31 | null | null | 5.3 | 61 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Tharston and Hapton | TM1894 | From finder | 52.500302 | 1.210336 | NMS-E42ECB | null | 61815_E42ECB_EBA_FlatAxehead_ILL.jpg | Very small Early Bronze Age flat axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
842,673 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -1,250 | A copper alloy leaf-shaped side-looped spearhead from the Taunton Phase of the Middle Bronze Age c. 1400-1250 BC. The blade is flat with channelled grooves on the face where the stem rib meets the blade. The mid-rib is rounded and joins a broad circular sectioned socket, which has an outer inset bevel at the socket mou... | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 109.3 | null | 21.49 | null | 133.26 | 1 | Rod Trevaskus | Rod Trevaskus | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-5BCE29 | null | BERK5BCE29.jpg | Mid-BA Soearhead | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | |||
842,726 | Penannular Ring | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | A Late Bronze Age gold, lock-ring, 1000-750 BC. The ring is a Late Bronze Age example that has a triangular cross section. It is hollow and was constructed around a now lost organic core (possibly wood or wax: see La Niece and Cartwright 2009). The ring has flat terminals and is decorated on both outer facing surfaces ... | As this object is more than 10% precious metal and is probably over 300 years old, The ring will fall under the Treasure Act of 1996. | 3 | Gold | null | Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure | Metal detector | null | null | 2017T349 | null | 2.97 | null | 20.65 | 5.56 | null | 1 | Edwin Wood | Edwin Wood | South East | Hampshire | Winchester | Hambledon | SU6616 | GPS (from the finder) | 50.939675 | -1.06203 | SUSS-5EA230 | null | PenRingSUSS5EA230.jpg | A bronze Age gold, penannular ring | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
842,734 | Penannular Ring | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | Gold, Bronze age, penannular ring, 1150-750 BC. This is a copper alloy core that has been gold coated, such as NMS-183C7E. One of the terminals has been damaged and the copper alloy core exposed. The ring is circular in section with flat opposed terminals. The ring has a tiger striped colouration around the inside of t... | null | 4 | Gold | null | Submitted for consideration as Treasure | Metal detector | null | null | 2017T350 | null | 10.87 | null | 20.5 | 7.04 | null | 1 | Edwin Wood | Edwin Wood | South East | Hampshire | Winchester | Hambledon | SU6616 | GPS (from the finder) | 50.939675 | -1.06203 | SUSS-5EF5C1 | null | PenRingSUSS5EF5C1.jpg | A bronze Age gold, penannular ring. | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
843,027 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | Copper alloy possible axe head fragment. Fragment from the cutting edge of a copper alloy axe; what remains has a straight edge with broken corners and a marked V section. Polished by wear or use. This is most likely to come from towards one side of the blade, as the midpart of a socketed axe blade would usually exhibi... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-04-08T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 3.57 | 25.3 | null | 4.1 | 10.6 | 1 | Martin Foreman | Martin Foreman | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Roxby cum Risby | SE9115 | Centred on field | 53.623639 | -0.625593 | NLM-76AC30 | null | NLM35823.jpg | Bronze Age Socketed Axehead fragment | North Lincolnshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
843,289 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | Copper alloy sword fragment. A short fragment from a leaf-shaped sword blade of lentoid section with faint grooves on either side running parallel to the two cutting edges. The edges converge, suggesting this fragment to come from near the mid-part of the blade. The development of swords designed for a slashing action ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-04-08T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 28.65 | null | null | 5.9 | 26.1 | 1 | Martin Foreman | Martin Foreman | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Roxby cum Risby | SE9015 | GPS (from the finder) | 53.623811 | -0.640708 | NLM-8C6C44 | null | NLM35844.jpg | Bronze Age Sword fragment | North Lincolnshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
843,574 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -900 | -700 |
A Late Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed axe blade; the lower part of the socket is present. The object is worn and very little of the original surface survives.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 51.35 | null | null | 11.61 | 26.88 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | Eastern | Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire | Offley | TL1225 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.912281 | -0.373133 | SUR-A0ED1D | null | 17527.jpg | Bronze Age: Socketed axe fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
843,580 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -900 | -700 | A large fragment of a small Late Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed axe with thin walls. The section through the axe is almost oval. The remaining depth of the socket is 37mm. The axe is worn and pitted with no original surfaces surviving. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2015-08-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 30.57 | null | null | 16.07 | 51.6 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | Eastern | Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire | Offley | TL1125 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.912481 | -0.387665 | SUR-A10178 | null | 17528.JPG | Bronze Age: Socketed axe fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
843,582 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,300 | -900 |
The butt end of a Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave axe. The beginnings of the side wings survive, giving an H-section at the break.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 64 | null | null | 15.41 | 42.79 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | Eastern | Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire | Offley | TL1224 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.903293 | -0.373457 | SUR-A10D3B | null | 17529.JPG | Bronze Age: Palstave axe fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
843,583 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | IRON AGE | -900 | 43 | A Bronze Age to Iron Age copper-alloy awl, 59mm long. The awl is square in section across the centre. One end is circular in section, the opposite end is flattened. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2010-09-30T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 3.52 | null | null | null | 58.71 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | Eastern | Hertfordshire | North Hertfordshire | Offley | TL1225 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.912281 | -0.373133 | SUR-A11959 | null | 17530.jpg | Bronze Age: Awl | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
843,837 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,001 | Middle Bronze Age copper alloy loopless palstave, no stop ridge, deep flanges, with surface patination surviving between them on one face, elsewhere corroded and pitted, one outer angle of blade missing. Length 127mm. Extant width of blade 56mm. Thickness of body, 14mm, at flanges 30mm. Weight 343g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z | 2017-03-28T23:00:00Z | null | null | 343 | null | null | 30 | 127 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | null | Norfolk | Breckland | North Tuddenham | TG0312 | From finder | 52.667682 | 1.000707 | NMS-DBEEA3 | null | 59756_DBEEA3_MBA_Palstave.jpg | Middle Bronze Age palstave | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
844,078 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,000 | -1,700 | An incomplete developed flat axe with hammer raised flanges, of later Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2000 BC to c. 1700 BC).
The axehead is broadly rectangular, with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt is narrow and rounded and measures 14.2 mm in width and is 2.7 mm thick. In profile the axe is a sub pointed o... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 35.6 | null | null | 8 | 52.5 | 1 | Teresa Gilmore | Teresa Gilmore | West Midlands | Staffordshire | Lichfield | Hamstall Ridware | SK1120 | From finder | 52.777476 | -1.838373 | WMID-F20D62 | null | flanged_axe_headcopy.jpg | Early Bronze Age: Incomplete flanged axehead | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
844,083 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,450 | -900 | Bronze Age copper alloy Palstave, 122mm in length, 57mm wide and 17mm thick with a weight of 125grams.
The object appears complete and consists of a rectangular butt end which is 20mm wide and 6mm thick and extends for 46mm. This has flanged sides, which emerge from the butt end and widen until the object is 17mm th... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | 2017-04-03T23:00:00Z | null | null | 125 | null | null | 17 | 122 | 1 | Wendy Scott | Joyce Lee | East Midlands | Leicestershire | Harborough | Frolesworth | SP5090 | Centred on parish | 52.505612 | -1.264792 | LEIC-F2263C | null | LEICF2263C.jpg | Bronze age copper alloy Palstave | Leicestershire County Council | Attribution License | ||
844,112 | Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,900 | -1,100 | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Bronze Age axehead, dating to circa 1900-1100 BC. The remains consist of the blade and a small portion of the body of the axehead. There do not appear to be any traces of a socket, indicating that it is probably not a socketed axe from the later Bronze Age. The blade is slightly flared... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2017-01-15T00:00:00Z | null | null | 40.78 | null | null | 7.3 | 44.6 | 1 | Victoria Allnatt | Victoria Allnatt | West Midlands | Warwickshire | Rugby | Brandon and Bretford | SP4377 | From a paper map | 52.389344 | -1.369584 | WMID-F2E776 | null | WMIDF2E776.jpg | Bronze Age Axehead frgment (front, reverse, upper and lower profile) | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
844,582 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1 | A Bronze Age to Iron Age copper-alloy awl measuring 46mm. The awl has one rectangular-sectioned end, one circular-sectioned end and a square-sectioned middle. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 3.41 | null | null | null | 45.92 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Watlington | SU6993 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.63159 | -1.004487 | SUR-0EB921 | null | B17465.jpg | Bronze Age: Awl | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
844,739 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -700 | Fragment of the mouth of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe. Extant length 25.5mm. Extant width 32.5mm. Weight 13.58g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-02-20T00:00:00Z | 2017-04-04T23:00:00Z | null | null | 13.58 | null | null | null | 25.5 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | null | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Ketteringham | TG1402 | From finder | 52.573694 | 1.156653 | NMS-1FFDB0 | null | 61845_1FFDB0_LBA_SocketedAxeFragment_ILL.jpg | Fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
845,196 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Incomplete and distorted probably Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl. One half of the length is sub-square in cross-section and tapers to a blunt end. The other is sub-circular and tapers to a point, which has split longitudinally with the loss of one half. The surface is dull overall. Length 122mm. Maximum width 7.2mm. ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-04-01T23:00:00Z | 2017-04-08T23:00:00Z | null | null | 21.41 | null | null | null | 122 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | null | Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Pentney | TF7012 | GPS (from the finder) | 52.679028 | 0.513235 | NMS-8B1FEC | null | 23241_8B1FEC_BA_Awl_ILL.jpg | Incomplete probably Late Bronze Age awl | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
845,596 | Pin | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,200 | A complete copper alloy ring-or-quoit headed pin of probable Middle Bronze Age date. The pin has an open ring as its head, cast in one piece and slightly flatter in section than the shank at the juntion of both. There is no decoration on the pin head. The shank has a circular cross section and gently tapers to a sharp ... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 3.8 | null | 16.3 | 2.8 | 77.3 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU4096 | From a paper map | 51.661366 | -1.423105 | BERK-B33BF2 | null | 2016878.jpg | Bronze Age pin: Ring headed pin | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
846,060 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -800 | A fragment of a copper alloy rapier of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, c BC1400-800. The fragment consists of 46.41mm length of blade. It is damaged on both edges and there are early breaks at each end. It is 11.85mm in width at one end and 12.70mm at the other. The rapier blade is nearly flat in cross section (2.13mm ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 6.25 | null | null | null | 46.41 | 1 | Jane Hanbidge | Jane Hanbidge | South West | Dorset | East Dorset | Wimborne St. Giles | SU0018 | null | 50.961424 | -2.001373 | WILT-048851 | null | WILT048851.jpg | null | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
846,101 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,300 | A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age dating to the period c.1500-1300 BC. The item consists of 33.55mm of the end of the socketed part designed to fit a wooden handle. This piece appears to have broken away at an early date and the extreme end, in particular, shows further damage with lumps m... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 47.08 | null | null | null | 33.55 | 1 | Jane Hanbidge | Jane Hanbidge | null | Wiltshire | Wiltshire | Broad Chalke | SU0224 | null | 51.015375 | -1.972864 | WILT-06CDB3 | null | WILT06CDB3.jpg | null | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
846,348 | Unidentified Object | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | POST MEDIEVAL | null | null | A copper alloy object of unknown date. The object is conical in shape, the base is circular, and broken in an irregular shape, one side projects further down. Inside the object is concave. The point of the cone is rounded. The object has a light green patina, and is 18.6mm in length, 14.9mm in width and 7.48g in weight... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-08T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 7.48 | null | null | null | 18.6 | 1 | Arwen Wood | Arwen Wood | Eastern | Bedford | Bedford | Stagsden | SP9750 | null | 52.13979 | -0.58405 | BUC-1B2C69 | null | BUC1B2C69.jpg | Unidentified object | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
846,378 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,000 | An incomplete copper-alloy spearhead of middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500 - 1000 BC. Only the tip of the spear remains which is triangular in plan and lozenge in section with mid-ribs. No socket is present. An insufficient portion of the spear remains to prove diagnostic, therefore a specific type cannot be attributed. T... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-10T00:00:00Z | 2017-03-10T00:00:00Z | null | null | 7.96 | null | null | null | 43 | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | East Midlands | Lincolnshire | North Kesteven | Leasingham | TF0748 | From finder | 53.018613 | -0.406366 | LANCUM-1C081A | null | LANCUM1C081A.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
846,394 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,000 | -1,700 | A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy undecorated developed flat axe (c. 2000-1700 BC): This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal. The side profile of the axe is lentoid with both terminals tapering. In cross section ... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-01T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-01T23:00:00Z | null | null | 134.63 | null | null | 18 | 104 | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Lancashire | Ribble Valley | Pendleton | SD7539 | From finder | 53.846632 | -2.381468 | LANCUM-1C4D1C | null | LANCUM1C4D1C.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
846,548 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | A cast complete but slightly worn and corroded Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave axe of Acton Park (phase 2) or Taunton phases (c. 1500 - c. 1150 BC).
Description: It is unlooped with high, curved flanges, fused to the stop ridge. The flanges start to rise gradually from the butt, reaching a maximum height ab... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 450 | null | null | 58.51 | 154.52 | 1 | Jo Ahmet | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Tunbridge Wells | Pembury | TQ6343 | Generated from computer mapping software | 51.163029 | 0.32981 | KENT-2EE95F | null | KENT2EE95F.jpg | Palstave axe | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
846,800 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,100 | A fragment from the tip of a copper alloy spearhead, probably of the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500 - c. 1100 BC. It has a pronounced midrib that extends to the tip, The blade edges are very worn and taper to a worn blunted point. The butt end terminates in what appears to be an ancient break. Overall, the shape is consist... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2017-04-01T23:00:00Z | null | null | 16.14 | null | null | 9.7 | 59.5 | 1 | Simon Nicholson | Simon Nicholson | East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Newark and Sherwood | Farnsfield | SK6356 | Generated from computer mapping software | 53.097494 | -1.060596 | DENO-447EC6 | null | DENO447EC6.jpg | Bronze Age spearhead | Derby Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
847,420 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,500 | -1,500 | A largely complete but corroded cast copper alloy flat axe of Early Bronze Age date (c. BC 2000 - 1700 ).
The flat axe is broadly sub-rectangular in plan, widening to a gently splayed blade. In profile, it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. The flat axe head has an overall length of 100.37mm and the axe... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | 2017-01-10T00:00:00Z | null | null | 142.6 | null | null | 8.71 | 100.37 | 1 | Ann Lipscombe | Ann Lipscombe | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Hambleton | Easingwold | SE5469 | From finder | 54.114047 | -1.175446 | DUR-ACE1DA | null | axe.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
847,481 | Dagger | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,750 | -1,550 | A fragment of early Bronze Age copper-alloy dagger or dirk, possibly of Camerton-Snowshill type (Period 4) c.1750-1550 BC
Description: The dagger survives only as the point end and has linear decoration of six parallel lines creating a ribbing effect, on both sides, running either side of a mid-rib to meet below bu... |
We are grateful to Peter Reevil and Stuart Needham for further information on this object.
| 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 16.6 | null | null | null | 78.62 | 1 | Peter Reavill | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Tonbridge and Malling | West Peckham | TQ6452 | Generated from computer mapping software | 51.243603 | 0.348209 | KENT-AEA581 | null | KENTAEA581.jpg | Fragment of Middle Bronze age dirk/dagger | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
847,563 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | A fragment of cast copper alloy socketed axe, dating to the Late Bronze Age - c. 1000 - 800 BC.
Description: The fragment represents part of the socketed end of the axe and is unevenly shaped. Part of the rimmed collar for the socket remains. Just after the rim there is a side loop to help secure the axe to its hand... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 10.37 | 18.15 | null | 12.35 | 27.95 | 1 | Jo Ahmet | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Tonbridge and Malling | West Peckham | TQ6452 | Generated from computer mapping software | 51.243603 | 0.348209 | KENT-B057E7 | null | KENTB057E7.jpg | A fragment of socketed axe | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
848,006 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -950 | An almost complete copper alloy palstave axe with an incomplete side loop. The palstave axe is dated to the Bronze Age period, dating from circa BC 1050 - BC 950.
The palstave is lozenge shaped in profile with a broadly rectangular blade end and triangular butt end in plan. The blade of the palstave has broadly para... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 279.8 | null | null | 23.93 | 126.2 | 1 | Victoria Allnatt | Victoria Allnatt | West Midlands | Staffordshire | South Staffordshire | Penkridge | SJ9114 | From a paper map | 52.723571 | -2.134692 | WMID-DAD78F | null | WMIDDAD78F.jpg | Late Bronze Age Palstave (plan, profile, front, profile, back, blade view) | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
848,339 | Metal Working Debris | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -700 | Three fragments of Bronze Age metal working debris, the larger may be part of a plano-convex ingot.
Fragment 1: 15.56g
Fragment 2: 17.98g
Fragment 3: Thickness 13.70mm, weight 98g | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Moulsford | SU5883 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.542925 | -1.165044 | -SUR 171276.00 | null | B17563.jpg | Bronze Age: Ingot fragments | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
848,416 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | IRON AGE | -1,150 | -1 |
A late Bronze Age to Iron Age copper-alloy possible awl which is sub-circular in section and flatter at the wider end. The surface of the awl is rough and has a dark green patina.
| null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 7 | null | 5.5 | null | 64.6 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Surrey | Mole Valley | Betchworth | TQ2149 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.227374 | -0.2685 | SUR-1DDDA9 | null | 17670.jpg | Bronze Age: Awl | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
848,748 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,250 | -1,900 | A complete copper alloy probable Aylesford miniature type flat axehead of the Early Bronze Age period, probably dating from c. BC 2250 - c. BC 1900. This fits with Early Bronze Age (EBA phase II / III), of metalworking stage IV-VI, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 2-3 circa 2250 - 1900 CAL. BC.
The axe i... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2016-06-30T23:00:00Z | 2016-07-30T23:00:00Z | null | null | 87.8 | null | null | 7.9 | 91.2 | 1 | Helen Glenn | Helen Glenn | West Midlands | Staffordshire | Stafford | Ingestre | SJ9825 | From finder | 52.822528 | -2.031121 | WMID-4175F6 | null | WMID4175F6.jpg | Early Bronze Age: Miniature Flat axehead (Aylesford Type) | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
848,968 | Hoard | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -801 | Description: Dispersed hoard of six copper alloy objects consisting of;
Socketed spearhead. Bevelled, leaf-shaped blade, missing the tip and most of the cutting edge. The circular socket terminates in a jagged break which is not fresh, but is comparatively recent. It exhibits prominent casting seams down each lo... | It is likely that the objects form a single find of Late Bronze Age date, which qualifies the group as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 (Designation Order 2002). | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure | Metal detector | 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2017-04-29T23:00:00Z | 2017T492 | null | 116.9 | null | null | null | null | 6 | Julie Shoemark | Julie Shoemark | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NMS-545F3E | null | 64326_545F3E_BA_Hoard_Assemblage.jpg | Bronze Age hoard (assemblage) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
848,970 | Unidentified Object | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,000 | Fragment of probable Middle Bronze Age copper alloy unidentified object, just under half extant, 'moustache-shaped' and in pitted and corroded condition, with the lower tip damaged. transverse break across a central hollow. There are the remains of multiple longitudinal grooves on the upper face of the moustache and a ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2015-02-12T00:00:00Z | 2017-05-09T23:00:00Z | null | null | 6.22 | null | null | 13 | 26 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | null | Norfolk | Breckland | Attleborough | TM0397 | From finder | 52.53302 | 0.991512 | NMS-54B5B4 | null | 33179_54B5B4_MBA_UnidentifiedObject_Ill.jpg | Middle Bronze Age Unidentified Object | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
849,232 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | A complete Middle Bronze Age basal-looped spearhead measuring 207mm in length. Although complete the blade edges are slightly 'nibbled' where they are very thin. The shaft bears extensive filing where the casting seams have been removed. The socket is 150mm long internally and the opening of the socket is 22.0mm by 23.... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-05T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-13T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 23.5 | 207 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | SUR-5A759A | null | DSCF8671.JPG | Bronze Age: Basal-looped spearhead | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
849,235 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -900 | -700 | A Late Bronze Age pegged spearhead, now much damaged and in two pieces. The central part of the spearhead is missing and the edges are ragged. The spearhead may have lain horizontally while in the ground and appears to have been shattered by the action of a plough.
The spear is slender with a long hollow socket. Onl... |
The dimensions given here relate to the larger fragment.
| 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2014-10-13T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 94 | null | null | 23.25 | 176 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | null | West Berkshire | West Berkshire | Tidmarsh | SU6375 | From finder | 51.470468 | -1.094381 | SUR-5A9F73 | null | DSCF8667.JPG | Bronze Age: Spearhead | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
849,705 | Knife | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | An incomplete copper alloy knife dating to the late Bronze Age (c. 1000-800 BC). The tang and shoulders of the knife remain and the blade tapers to an old break. A longitudinal ridge runs down the centre of the blade. The blade edges are incomplete on both sides.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 56.08mm in len... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2.13 | 56.08 | 1 | Susheela Burford (LIN) | Susheela Burford (LIN) | East Midlands | Lincolnshire | North Kesteven | Osbournby | TF0838 | From a paper map | 52.928555 | -0.394798 | PUBLIC-841984 | null | PUBLIC841984.jpg | Bronze Age copper alloy knife | Lincolnshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
849,756 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -600 |
The extreme tip of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier or sword.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 3.42 | null | null | 2.38 | 32.6 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Moulsford | SU5883 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.542925 | -1.165044 | -SUR 921000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.00 | null | B17619.jpg | Bronze Age: Rapier tip | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
851,056 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,550 | -800 | An incomplete copper-alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC. Only the tip of the spear remains which is triangular in plan and lozenge in section. The very tip has been lost to old worn breaks and a deep socket is present (18.9mm).
An insufficient portion of the spear remains ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 8.9 | null | null | 9.2 | 37.6 | 1 | Rebecca Griffiths | Rebecca Griffiths | East Midlands | Lincolnshire | West Lindsey | Grayingham | SK9396 | GPS (from the finder) | 53.45256 | -0.601004 | YORYM-564F27 | null | BBA0008.jpg | Bronze Age : Spear | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
851,862 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,000 | A complete copper alloy, Bronze Age, palstave 1500-1000BC. The palstave has a broad cutting edge that has some worn chipped dammage to the blade. This tapers down towards the butt of the axe, levelling out at the mid point of the object. There is a rib running down towards the blade from the middle of the piece on both... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 380 | null | null | 18.46 | 149.48 | 1 | Edwin Wood | Edwin Wood | South East | Hampshire | Test Valley | Houghton | SU3333 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.095364 | -1.530134 | SUSS-A6CB94 | null | PalstaveSUSSA6CB94.jpg | A complete copper alloy, Bronze Age, palstave 1500-1000BC. | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
851,937 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -600 |
A section of a very worn blade from a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy spear with the blade edges missing. The spear has a rounded spine with four narrow grooves in a band on each side.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 25.46 | null | null | 7.2 | 57.27 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Surrey | Tandridge | Woldingham | TQ3555 | From a paper map | 51.278158 | -0.065855 | SUR-A9688B | null | 17827.jpg | Bronze Age: Spearhead fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
851,940 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,300 | -1,000 |
A fragment of a much pitted copper-alloy blade from a probable Bronze Age palstave axe, which has been broken centrally along its axis and transversely. One corner of the blade survives.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 32.23 | null | null | 10.16 | 36.62 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Surrey | Tandridge | Woldingham | TQ3556 | From a paper map | 51.287144 | -0.065478 | SUR-A97DA1 | null | 17828.jpg | Bronze Age: Palstave blade | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
851,986 | Bracelet | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -1,150 | A complete copper alloy bracelet of probable Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age date. The bracelet is formed from a single bar of copper alloy that has been twisted to create a spiralling effect around much of its length. Towards the two terminal ends the wire is not twisted and instead is a short length of rectangul... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2015-08-22T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 3.8 | null | 57.7 | 2.7 | 57.7 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-AA2EC4 | null | 2017073.jpg | Bronze Age bracelet: Spiral bracelet | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
851,999 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | IRON AGE | -1,400 | 43 | An incomplete and corroded copper-alloy awl of Middle Bronze Age to Roman date. The centre section of the awl is sub-circular in section with one end of the awl tapering to a sharp point and the other tapering to a thinner rectangular sectioned point, however the very tip is missing. Awls are very difficult to date so ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-04-01T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 3.5 | null | 4.8 | null | 66.2 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3996 | From finder | 51.661436 | -1.437562 | BERK-AA4DC4 | null | 2017074.jpg | Undated Awl: Awl | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,006 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | A fragment of the tip of a cast copper alloy socketed spearhead of the stepped type, dating from Late Bronze Age (1150 - 800 BC). Although fragmentary the spearhead tip is in good condition; the break appears to be ancient. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-01-08T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 7.9 | null | null | 8.5 | 33.4 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-AA6B78 | null | 2017075.jpg | Bronze Age spear: Stepped spearhead tip | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,018 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -1,150 | A complete cast copper alloy leaf-shaped basal-looped spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1400-1150 BC), Ehrenberg Class IIIa. Although complete the blade edges are slightly 'nibbled' where they are very thin but where complete the edges are still sharp. There are mulitple scratches along the blade and socket... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 110.3 | null | 21 | null | 163 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-AAB536 | null | 2017077.jpg | Bronze Age spear: Basal looped spearhead | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,048 | Dagger | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -800 | An incomplete copper alloy bladed weapon, possibly a knife or dagger dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1400-800 BC). The blade fragment consists of the tang, which is rectangular in section with two small notches near the top, and a small part of the blade, which narrows from expanded shoulders at the base ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 12.3 | null | null | 3 | 55.1 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-AB297D | null | 2017078.jpg | Bronze Age dagger: Dagger | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,057 | Blade | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -800 | An incomplete copper alloy bladed weapon, possibly a knife or dagger dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1400-800 BC). The blade fragment consists of part of the tang, which is under half-complete, broken through a central perforation, possibly a rivet to secure the tang to the weapon handle. There is a large... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 10.4 | null | null | 2.2 | 56.3 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-AB436E | null | 2017079.jpg | Bronze Age blade: weapon blade | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,106 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,100 | -1,900 | A small copper alloy flat axehead. It has a thin sub-rectangular cross section. THe faces of the axe are both flat with no side flanges. The sides are slightly convex with a faint trace of a mid casting line on each. It has a slightyl flared, thinned and out-curved cutting edge without a clear facet.The axe tapers at t... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 71.22 | null | null | 6.12 | 93.38 | 1 | Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen | Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen | South West | Dorset | North Dorset | Stourpaine | ST8811 | From finder | 50.898351 | -2.172007 | DOR-BB077A | null | BB077A.jpg | Early bronze Age flat axe | Somerset County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,238 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -801 | A complete copper alloy awl, probably of late Bronze Age date. The shaft is square in cross-section and tapers towards a point. The opposite end is squared off. It survives in fair condition with a corroded surface with a white green patina.
It is difficult to date Bronze Age awls precisely, however, Ben Roberts, Cu... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-06-10T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 4.5 | null | null | null | 44.85 | 1 | Dominic Shelley | Dominic Shelley | Eastern | Cambridgeshire | South Cambridgeshire | Orwell | TL3552 | GPS (from the finder) | 52.149791 | -0.028305 | PUBLIC-E72E98 | null | IMG_1137.JPG | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
852,391 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,800 | -1,000 | A cast fragment of a Bronze Age spear or sword, c.1800-1000 BC. The piece, which comprises the tip of the weapon, has a tapering central ridge upon both sides, with tapering narrow blades to either side of the ridge. The object break is worn and old, the whole surface of the object having corroded to a dark red/brown ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 4.92 | null | null | 3.35 | 30.31 | 1 | Edwin Wood | Edwin Wood | South East | Buckinghamshire | Aylesbury Vale | Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell | SP7811 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.792225 | -0.870458 | SUSS-EB554B | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
852,551 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,000 | Mid to Late Bronze Age copper alloy fragment probably a broken rapier or dagger dating 1500 - 1000BC. The object is triangular in form and an oval in cross section. It represents the damaged tip of a spear head. It has a narrow central rib with adjacent channels which has a circular cross section and tapers towards the... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | 62.93 | null | null | 20 | 143 | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Lancashire | Ribble Valley | Pendleton | SD4515 | From finder | 53.628625 | -2.833134 | LANCUM-FF125F | null | LANCUMFF125F.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
852,553 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,000 | -1,700 | A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy undecorated developed flat axe (c. 2000-1700 BC): This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal. The side profile of the axe is lentoid with both terminals tapering. In cross section ... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 18 | 133 | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Lancashire | Ribble Valley | Pendleton | SD7539 | From finder | 53.846632 | -2.381468 | LANCUM-FF1A46 | null | LANCUMFF1A46.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
852,555 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Late Bronze Age socketed axehead in two pieces. The transverse break is recent. There is much recent scuffing on the mouth, side-loop and cutting edge, and all the surface damage is also modern. Below the mouth there is a collar and the cross-section is circular. The collar ends at the springing of the side-loop, at wh... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | Wood | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-18T23:00:00Z | 2017-06-05T23:00:00Z | null | null | 142.22 | null | null | null | 106 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Thorpe Market | TG2335 | Generated from computer mapping software | 52.866247 | 1.311614 | NMS-FF25D1 | null | 62138_FF25D1_LBA_Axehead_2.jpg | Late Bronze Age socketed axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,556 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | null | null | Bronze Age small cast copper alloy flat axe with a narrow butt end and a slightly flanged blade, dating from the Early Bronze Age c. 2125-1950 BC. The edge of the blade of the axe appears to be unused, and the size of the axe suggests that it might have been used for votive reasons. The colour suggests that the axe is ... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 18 | 133 | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Lancashire | Ribble Valley | Pendleton | SD7539 | From finder | 53.846632 | -2.381468 | LANCUM-FF28DD | null | LANCUMFF28DD1.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
852,562 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,300 | Cast copper alloy palstave dating from the Middle Bronze Age, i.e. c. 1500-1300BC. The axe is a heavy implement for its size and complete with the two flanges and a crescent-shaped blade with up-turned corners. It is part of the Taunton metalwork assemblage. The axe has two triangular flanges (diamond-shaped from the s... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 50 | 158 | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Lancashire | Ribble Valley | Pendleton | SD4515 | From finder | 53.628625 | -2.833134 | LANCUM-FF3E11 | null | LANCUMFF3E11.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
852,567 | Slag | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | ROMAN | -1,150 | 410 | Two amorphic piece of copper alloy slag. Found in an area with Bronze Age and Roman artefacts. The surface is characterised by lumps and hollows and has a tin element is indicated relating to bronze working. The slag has a good deep green patina, similar to that seen on some local Bronze Age metalwork, so it may date f... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | Tin or tin alloy | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | 44.01 | null | null | null | null | 1 | Stuart Noon | Stuart Noon | North West | Lancashire | Ribble Valley | Pendleton | SD4515 | From finder | 53.628625 | -2.833134 | LANCUM-FF5521 | null | LANCUMFF5521.jpg | null | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
852,764 | Ingot | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -600 | A complete copper-alloy ingot of probable late bronze age date, c. 1150 - 600BC.
Description:The ingot is a plano-convex discoid shape possibly suggesting the production in a bowl furnace rather than a mould. The upper is flat but with a large knop or swelling relating to the casting gate used in its production. The... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 1,225 | null | 121 | 41.49 | null | 1 | Jo Ahmet | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Canterbury | Barham | TR2149 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.197455 | 1.161825 | KENT-14DDA6 | null | KENT14DDA6.jpg | Copper-alloy bun ingot of likely late Bronze Age date | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
852,964 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Pitted and corroded fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe, cutting edge and the end of the socket containing some corrosion. The breaks are ancient. Extant length 21mm. Width 24.5mm. Extant thickness 10.5mm. Weighs 30.86g. c.1000 - c.701 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-04-19T23:00:00Z | 2017-05-16T23:00:00Z | null | null | 30.86 | null | null | 10.5 | 21 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | null | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Morningthorpe and Fritton | TM2293 | From finder | 52.489714 | 1.268498 | NMS-39408C | null | 14864_39408C_LBA_SocketedAxeFragment_ILL.jpg | Fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
853,136 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -850 | A complete cast copper-alloy tanged chisel of Late Bronze Age date. The chisel is in good condition and appears undamaged, with evidence for use wear on the blade tip and edge. The chisel has a tapering square-sectioned tang which abuts the round-sectioned, collared handle stop of the chisel blade. The collar is 13.5 m... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13.5 | null | 85.3 | 1 | Anni Byard | Anni Byard | South East | Oxfordshire | Vale of White Horse | Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | SU3995 | From finder | 51.652445 | -1.437673 | BERK-4008DB | null | 2017085.jpg | Bronze Age chisel: Tanged chisel | Oxfordshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
853,173 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | ROMAN | -1,500 | 410 | An incomplete cast copper-alloy awl probably dating from the Middle Bronze Age to Roman periods, c. 1500 BC - 410 AD.
The object is broadly a thin pointed oval shape in plan. It is double ended, with one end being circular in section while tapering to a sharp rounded point. The opposing end is broadly rectangular i... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 5.8 | null | null | 4.7 | 62.8 | 1 | Helen Glenn | Helen Glenn | West Midlands | Staffordshire | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Loggerheads | SJ7032 | From finder | 52.884615 | -2.44727 | WMID-7999D4 | null | WMID7999D4.jpg | Middle Bronze Age to Roman: Probable Awl | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
853,405 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | ROMAN | -1,500 | 410 | A complete awl of possible Bronze Age to Roman date, (c. 1500 BC- AD 410.
Description: It is formed from a rectangular cross-sectioned copper-alloy rod, one end terminates in a pyramid, where each face comes to a point. At the other end the faces narrow to the wedged end. both ends have been formed by hammerning th... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 5.85 | null | null | 4.69 | 47.92 | 1 | Mags Erwin | Mags Erwin | null | Kent | Gravesham | Higham | TQ7169 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.394269 | 0.456547 | KENT-8F94EF | null | KENT8F94EFa.jpg | Copper alloy awl | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
853,566 | Button | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Late Bronze Age copper alloy button, circular plano-convex with two concentric moulded grooves on the face. There is an integral sub-oval sectioned loop on the hollow reverse, with internal dimensions of c.9 x 1.5mm. Very similar to two examples from the Reach Fen hoard, Cambridgeshire (cf. Inventaria Archaeologica, Ha... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2013-12-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 4.81 | null | 20 | 3.7 | null | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Field Dalling | TG0038 | Centred on field | 52.90221 | 0.972281 | NMS-960333 | null | 624570_960333_LBA_Button_ILL.jpg | Bronze Age button | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
853,612 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -800 | -700 | A late Bronze Age faceted socketed axe of Meldreth type, Ewart Park metalwork assemblage, c1000-800BC. The axe is gently flaring to the curved cutting edge. There are ridges along the faceted sides of the axe. The casting ridges are visible. At the socket end of the axe is a narrow ridge and a deep convex collar. The c... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 185.15 | null | null | null | 101.93 | 1 | Nadia Messina | Nadia Messina | South West | Dorset | East Dorset | Alderholt | SU1211 | null | 50.898356 | -1.830734 | WILT-A49B7A | null | WILTA49B7A.jpg | null | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
853,649 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,300 | -800 | A complete Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed spear head dating to period c. 1300-800 BC, probably the Penard or Ewart Park phase.The spear is socketed and leaf shaped with a central ridge running down the length. The ridge is circular in section. In the socket (the diameter measures 8.78 mm) there are two holes.
The ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 7.96 | null | null | null | 47.04 | 1 | Nadia Messina | Nadia Messina | South West | Wiltshire | Wiltshire | Collingbourne Kingston | SU2457 | null | 51.311612 | -1.657055 | WILT-A5F3E2 | null | WILTA5F3E2.jpg | null | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
853,760 | Metal Working Debris | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,100 | -1,500 | A fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot or 'cake' possibly dating from the Bronze Age period (c. 2100-1500 BC). The object is irregular in plan and curved in profile with one smooth concave face and a rough uneven outer convex face. The outer face is rough and pitted.
The edges of the object are uneven and rough but... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2008-09-28T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 168.69 | null | null | 15 | 64 | 1 | Sam Moorhead | Sam Moorhead | South West | Devon | South Hams | Stoke Gabriel | SX8656 | null | 50.392797 | -3.605139 | FASAM-B9053E | null | DSC01749.JPG | Bronze Age 'cake': convex surface | The British Museum | Attribution License | ||
854,238 | Weight | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,350 | -1,200 | A cast copper-alloy rectangular block of middle to late Bronze Age date.
Description: The objects is roughtly rectangular with 3 equally spaced wavy lines on each of its' wide faces and one on the two thing long faces. At each end the lines extend a small amount onto the face.. The block is patinated dark green colo... | This object was published in Rahmstorf (2019) | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 32.66 | null | null | 9.45 | 21.57 | 1 | Jo Ahmet | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Dover | Denton with Wootton | TR2347 | Generated from computer mapping software | 51.178722 | 1.189164 | KENT-115078 | null | blockthingy.jpg | Copper-alloy block of uncertain date | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
854,350 | Knife | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Small fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy two-edged knife, broken at both ends and with both edges missing. The breaks are ancient but there is some recent scuffing with the loss of some brown patination. Extant length and width 22.3 and 14.5mm. Thickness 2.2mm. Weight 3.02g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2013-12-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 3.02 | null | null | 2.2 | 22.3 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Field Dalling | TG0138 | Centred on field | 52.901837 | 0.987127 | NMS-239A0E | null | 24566_239A0E_LBA_DoubleEdgedKnifeFragment_a.jpg | Fragment of a Late Bronze Age knife | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
855,001 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,000 | -1,500 |
A heavily corroded blade from a Bronze Age axehead. The axehead is heavily pitted and no original surface survives. This may be an Early Bronze Age flat axe but this is far from certain. It is too narrow to be an axe of socketed form.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 60.17 | null | null | 7.52 | 45.88 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Hampshire | New Forest | Boldre | SZ3397 | From finder | 50.771651 | -1.533383 | SUR-62346B | null | 17908.jpg | Bronze Age: Axe fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
855,066 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,300 | -800 | A fragment of worn cast Middle Bronze Age II to Late Bronze age, 1300BC - 800BC, Possibly Wilburton or Ewart Park type.
Description: The fragment is irregular shaped but roughly rectangular in plan, lozenge in cross-section with a flat mid rib. It is heavily patinated and pitted typical of highly corroded copper-all... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 19.91 | null | null | 6.66 | 24 | 1 | Jo Ahmet | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Dover | Wingham | TR2458 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.277088 | 1.210317 | KENT-674DAF | null | KENT674DAF.jpg | Fragment of Middle Bronze Age to late Bronze Age Sword | Kent County Council | Attribution License | ||
855,176 | Casting Waste | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -600 |
A copper-alloy sub-oval casting well with no clear stubs of runners. This is probably of Bronze Age date.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-05T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 35.45 | null | null | 12.55 | 32.14 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Watlington | SU6993 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.63159 | -1.004487 | SUR-A124F8 | null | B17654.jpg | Bronze Age: Casting debris | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
855,257 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,200 | -750 | A complete cast copper-alloy leaf-shaped peg-hole spearhead of late middle to late Bronze Age date, 1200-750 BC. Ehrenburg 1977 Class V; Penard - Ewart phase; Needham Period 6 – 7. Davis (2017) dates this type, 'generic' pegged, Davis Group 11, to the Late Bronze Age, 1100 – 800 BC.
The spearhead comprises a leaf sh... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 41.9 | null | 22.8 | 2.9 | 90.8 | 1 | Rebecca Griffiths | Rebecca Griffiths | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Leconfield | TA0542 | From finder | 53.863606 | -0.404842 | YORYM-A68F4C | null | ACH0004.jpg | Bronze Age : Spearhead | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
855,649 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,800 | -750 | A complete tough worn copper-alloy chisel of middle to late Bronze Age, c. 1800 - 750 BC. The chisel is rectangular in both plan and section with a slightly pointed ovate profile and slight raised flanges to the butt end.
The metal has a dark green patina with slight pitting to the surface and is worn. The object is... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 40.6 | null | null | 7.1 | 82.2 | 1 | Rebecca Griffiths | Rebecca Griffiths | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Wilberfoss | SE7551 | GPS (from the finder) | 53.949674 | -0.858704 | YORYM-E1835A | null | RHH0044.jpg | Bronze Age : Chisel | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
856,173 | Hammer | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -900 | -800 | Description:
A complete cast copper-alloy socketed hammer, probably dating the late Bronze Age 'Ewart Park' phase (c.900-800 BC).
Whilst the hammer is sub-rectangular in cross-section, viewed in plan from above the hammer is rectangular, and the convex sides are sub-rectangular. The hammer is section waisted, exp... | Found with dispersed Bronze Age Hoard DUR-1F5057 (2015-T566) and initially discounted.
Later recognised as a Bronze age hammer. | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Submitted for consideration as Treasure | Metal detector | 2015-07-14T23:00:00Z | 2015-08-02T23:00:00Z | 2017T550 | null | 142 | 24.28 | null | null | 76.56 | 1 | Benjamin Westwood | Benjamin Westwood | North East | County Durham | County Durham | Gilmonby | NZ0013 | From a paper map | 54.512306 | -2.001511 | DUR-4E1468 | null | DUR4E1468.jpg | DUR-4E1468 | Durham County Council | Attribution License | ||
856,345 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -1,100 | Looped palstave of Gr.III (Low-flanged, broad-bladed) type (following Schmidt and Burgess 1981). It dates broadly to the Middle Bronze Age and more specifically to the Taunton/early Penard phases (1400-1200 BC) (Needham et al. 1997).
This is a complete palstave with leaf-shaped flanges that rise from the septum belo... | A wide variation of palstave types are known from throughout the Middle Bronze Age and this example has characteristics most similar with those from the Taunton phase (1400-1275 cal. BC), but could extend into the Penard phase (1275-1100 cal. BC) (Needham et al. 1997).
Close parallels for this palstave are difficult t... | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 503.4 | null | null | null | 167 | 1 | Matthew Knight | Matthew Knight | Wales | Powys | Powys | Llanfrynach | SO0625 | From finder | 51.915567 | -3.368082 | NMGW-609095 | null | 2017142.jpg | Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
856,522 | Razor | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | IRON AGE | -800 | -600 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age cast copper alloy razor: perforated sub-triangular lug or loop at the surviving top of the upper edge, notched at both edges on both faces at the junction with the broken sub-oval remains of the blade, all of cutting edge missing. Extant length 24mm. Extant width 20mm. Maximum... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-05-15T23:00:00Z | 2017-06-18T23:00:00Z | null | null | 1.79 | null | null | 2.5 | 24 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | null | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Hindringham | TF9837 | From finder | 52.893972 | 0.941978 | NMS-74B8EE | null | 62154_74B8EE_LBA_Razor.jpg | Fragment of a Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age razor | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
856,523 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | 1,600 | 1,300 | A copper alloy flanged axehead of Early Middle Bronze Age date of later short-flanged axe of Type Ulcrome. The axehead dates to c. Acton Park II / Taunton phase of early MBA which corresponds to Needham typology date is c. 1600-1300 BC.
The blade of the palstave is a splayed/crescent-shaped, with convex expanding si... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 149.57 | null | null | 12.63 | 90.31 | 1 | Andrew Agate | Andrew Agate | North East | Northumberland | Northumberland | Lesbury | NU2310 | From finder | 55.383437 | -1.638538 | NCL-74C5D5 | null | FlangedAxe.jpg | null | Tyne and Wear Museums | Attribution License | ||
856,829 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -950 | -750 | An incomplete Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead, probably from the Late Bronze Age or possibly Earliest Iron Age (950-750BC). The spear head is ogival in shape, with a raised triangular sectioned mid rib running down either side of the blade. Just before the blade widens there is a shallow dip on the mid rib on either ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-02-03T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 14.65 | null | 6.1 | 8.6 | 57.9 | 1 | Arwen Wood | Arwen Wood | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Chinnor | SP7302 | null | 51.711993 | -0.944828 | BUC-8CCAA3 | null | BUC8CCAA3.jpg | Bronze Age spearhead | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
856,835 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | A fragment of the tip of a cast copper alloy socketed spearhead of the stepped type, dating from Late Bronze Age (1150 - 800 BC). The fragment is lozenge in cross section, and has three steps running out from either side of the central rounded ridge. The tip is slightly broken and worn, it is now blunt and rounded. The... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-02T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | Arwen Wood | Arwen Wood | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Chinnor | SP7402 | null | 51.711862 | -0.930357 | BUC-8CF4F9 | null | BUC8CF4F9.jpg | Bronze Age spearhead | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
856,844 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | Probably an incomplete Late Bronze Age chisel or leather-working knife dating from the 10th-9th century BC. Only the blade and part of the collar survive. The artefact was composed of a wide, triangular/crescent-shaped blade and a rectangular-sectioned tang. Tang and blade were separated by a now very worn collar.
T... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-02T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 19.61 | null | null | 5.7 | 37.9 | 1 | Arwen Wood | Arwen Wood | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Chinnor | SP7402 | null | 51.711862 | -0.930357 | BUC-8D28F7 | null | BUC8D28F72.jpg | Late Bronze Age chisel | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
856,846 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,500 | -2,300 | An incomplete copper alloy palstave axe head dating from the Mid Bronze Age, c.1250-1000 BC. The axe is rectangular is shape in the body, widening slightly towards the cutting edge, which is sub-circular and curved. A hammered and trimmed casting seam is visible. In profile the cutting edge narrows to a rounded point, ... | The style of the cutting edge corresponds with the Taunton and Penard assemblages (predominately Taunton) - which fits into Needham periodisation as Period 5 (Burgess Metalworking stage IX). However this isn't definite due to only a small amount being visible. - P. Reavill, pers comm, 21/07/2017 | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-02T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 105 | null | null | 16.3 | 32 | 1 | Dot Boughton | Arwen Wood | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Chinnor | SP7402 | null | 51.711862 | -0.930357 | BUC-8D2F29 | null | BUC8D2F29.jpg | Bronze age axehead | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
856,896 | Metal Working Debris | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | ROMAN | -1,500 | 410 | A fragment of a possible well and jet perhaps of Bronze Age to Roman date. The jet has a circular section of 11mm diameter which expands into an incomplete conical body 21.7mm wide. The identificaiton is not certain: the object appears too symmetrical to be the byproduct of metal casting. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 25.14 | null | null | null | null | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Moulsford | SU5883 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.542925 | -1.165044 | SUR-A71C19 | null | B17685.jpg | Bronze Age to Roman: Metalworking debris | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
856,952 | Dirk | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | A Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier or dirk hilt fragment with patches of original surface surviving. The remains of two rivet holes survive only partially on the upper heavily worn and eroded external edge of the hilt. The hilt is broadly is trapezoidal in shape. The width of the blade at the break is 16.79mm and ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 32.03 | null | null | 4.38 | 64.02 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Surrey | Elmbridge | Cobham and Downside | TQ1058 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.310493 | -0.423201 | SUR-B671B3 | null | 17944.jpg | Bronze Age: Rapier fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
857,031 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,400 | A small cast socketed (probably side-looped) spearhead, dating probably from the early Middle Bronze Age, c.1600-1400BC.
The object has a broken blade of indented quadrilateral section. There is a prominent longitudinal mid-rib on both sides and abraded cutting edges. Approximately one third of the blade has been br... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-19T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 15.5 | null | 6.04 | 10.07 | 45.9 | 1 | Ann Lipscombe | Ann Lipscombe | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Hambleton | Thirsk | SE4481 | From finder | 54.222839 | -1.326657 | DUR-C7E2A6 | null | DURC7E2A6.jpg | DUR-C7E2A6 | Durham County Council | Attribution License | ||
857,250 | Ribbon | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | null | null | A length of gold ribbon, apparently complete. Both long sides taper gradually towards a rounded terminal which is now hooked over. The corners of the opposite end are both bent over and flattened. Multiple transverse ridges suggest that the ribbon has been folded multiply at some point in its life and then rolled flat... | It is difficult to identify this fragment as a particular object type, although it may belong to a range of ribbon or strip ornaments of Bronze Age date. Several precedents and parallels are available, for instance see Treasure case 2013 T674 (from Oxfordshire), and reference and comparanda there within.
Discussion:... | 3 | Gold | null | Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure | Metal detector | 2017-06-28T23:00:00Z | null | 2017T644 | null | 1.83 | null | null | null | 44.84 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Hampshire | Basingstoke and Deane | St. Mary Bourne | SU3852 | From finder | 51.265895 | -1.456734 | SUR-DE6DF2 | null | DSCF9134.JPG | Bronze Age: Gold ribbon | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
857,463 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,100 | Middle Bronze age copper alloy spear fragment, Length: 60 mm, width: 18 mm, thickness: 6 mm, weight: 14.27 grams. The object is a central section of a spear head and has a triangular form and a circular cross sectioned central rib which runs through the fragment, becoming narrower towards the top (as shown). The edges ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2017-03-25T00:00:00Z | 2017-07-05T23:00:00Z | null | null | 14.27 | null | null | 6 | 60 | 1 | Wendy Scott | Elisabeth Janovsky | East Midlands | Leicestershire | Charnwood | Walton on the Wolds | SK5819 | null | 52.765494 | -1.141859 | LEIC-F6B444 | null | LEICF6B444.jpg | Bronze age copper alloy spear fragment | Leicestershire County Council | Attribution License | ||
857,591 | Hoard | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,700 | -1,500 | Early Bronze Age hoard of two incomplete flanged axes and one spearhead.
1. and 2. Class 5Db Long-flanged axe (2 conjoining fragments)
Dimensions: surviving length blade fragment 1 - 71.9mm; surviving length butt fragment 2 - 28.2mm; combined total length approx.108.8mm; blade width (fragment 1) - 47.9mm; butt wi... | The two Class 5 long-flanged axes and the Early Pegged and Socketed Spearhead within this artefact group may all be dated to the same Arreton phase (Period 4, Metalwork Assemblage VI) of the Early Bronze Age (e.g. Northover unpublished, 104-13; Burgess & Cowen 1972; Schmidt & Burgess 1981, 70-5; Needham et al 1985, iii... | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure | Metal detector | 2014-08-24T23:00:00Z | 2014-08-25T23:00:00Z | 2015TW03 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Adam Gwilt | Adam Gwilt | Wales | the Vale of Glamorgan | the Vale of Glamorgan | Wenvoe | ST1373 | From finder | 51.449277 | -3.253359 | NMGW-0B9997 | null | DH009578.jpg | Wenvoe Community Hoard | National Museum Wales | Attribution License |
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