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AN1836 p.122.23

Object Types:&Nbsp; : hammer

Description:&Nbsp; : Socketed hammer

Part of the Burgesses' Meadow hoard, found in 1830.

Materials:&Nbsp; : copper alloy

Dimensions:&Nbsp; : 9 cm x 2.5 cm [length x diameter]

Inscription:&Nbsp; : 24

Date:&Nbsp; : Middle Bronze Age (Britain) (c. 1500 - 1150 cal.BC)

Period:&Nbsp; : Bronze Age (Britain) (c. 2500 - c. 800 cal. BC)

Associated Places:&Nbsp; : Burgesses' Meadow, Oxfordshire, England (find spot)

Acquisition:&Nbsp; : Presented by W. Kirtland, 1830.