Bronze socketed aze from near Braintree (EHER 6224)
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Summary
Bronze socketed axe, in Colchester Museum, found 'near Braintree'.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 75 23 (point) |
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Type and Period
Description
Bronze socketed axe, in Colchester Museum, found 'near Braintree'. The socket mouth is square with one moulding. The faces of the axe are defined by raised beadings. It probably once had a loop but it has gone. The axe is not British, but rather 'Nordic' in origin, of Sprockhoff's Koppenow type and Baudou's Gotland type ('Nordic' means the area around the Baltic). Most of such axes, probably, were made during the 8th century BC. They are rare finds in Britain but finds of British metalwork in Northern Europe are proof of contacts. <1> <2>
The axe was presented to Colchester Museum in 1915 as part of the Kenworthy collection and was described in the Museum's report for that year as having a "loop which is imperfect", possibly indicating that the loop was then present. <3>
Note: This artefact was possibly found with EHER 6228. If so, it may have been a hoard.
NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX20905 Article in serial: O'Connor, B.. 1976. Archaeological Notes: A Nordic Socketed Axe from near Braintree. Essex Archaeology and History. 8. 279-281.
- <2> SEX20829 Artifact: Kenworthy. unknown. Kenworthy. Acc No 3200.15.
- <3> SEX20906 Article in serial: Colchester and Essex Museum. 1915. List of Additions to the Museum. Colchester Museum Report. p.8.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72
- NRHE identifier: 379032
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 SE 67