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VI. Note on some Ancient Bronze Implements ("Socketed
Celts") from the Neighbourhood of Little Baddow,
Essex.
By Henry Corder.
[Read April 30th, 1881.]
About two years ago a man who was land-ditching at
Little Baddow, near Chelmsford, on a farm belonging to
Andrew Marriage, Esq., dug out a number of fragments of
bronze at a depth of about two feet from the surface. There
are in all twelve pieces, of which the following is a list:—
No. 1. A celt 4 inches in length, quite perfect. On the
flat sides are five raised ribs ending in knobs.
Nos. 2 and 3. Celts 33/4 and 31/4 inches in length, unor-
namented. These also are perfect.
No. 4. A celt rather broken, about 3 inches long, orna-
mented round the socket with lines and zigzag work.
Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8. Fragments of celts. One is tolerably
perfect, with raised lines as in No. 1. Another appears to
have had a double cavity inside.
No. 9. Portion of a blade. One side is sharpened, the
other grooved with lines.
Nos. 10, 11, and 12. Lumps of unwrought metal. One
which has been cut shows a red colour like copper.
The whole of these were found close together, and appeared
to have been originally enclosed ha some vessel which had
decayed. It is interesting to notice that there are no two of
them alike; the size or the ornamentation varies in every
case.