Find Spot record MWX4518 - Armorican Axe, Portland Beach

Armorican Axe, found on Portland Beach. (1)
"It appears probable that not only was the type originally introduced into this country from France but that there was a regular export of such celts to Britain. For I have in my collection a celt of this type, 4 1/2 inches long, that was found under the pebble beach at Portland, and in which the core over which it was cast still fills the socket, the clay having, by the heat of the metal been converted into a brick like terracotta. It could, therefore, never have been in use, as no haft could have been inserted. It is water-worn and corroded by the action of the sea, the loop having been almost eaten and worn away, so that it is impossible to say whether the surface and edge were left as they came from the mould." (2)

<1> Le Pard, G, 1995-2003, Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database, Single Find 25 (Digital archive). SWX8707.

<2> Evans, J, 1881, The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, p.115 (Monograph). SWX3100.

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