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Description: | Cast copper alloy Socketed axehead length 90mm, width 42mm, thickness 35mm, weight 241.65g. Sompting type. It has a prominent bulbous collar below which is horizontal moulding. The upper body is narrow at the sides and diverges to an expanded cutting edge that forms into a splayed, elongated wedge-shape. The loop is broad with its upper end merging with the horizontal moulding, and the lower end slightly splayed out extending to the edges of the side. It is decorated on both sides with three sets of ribs.
About 70% of the original patina remains, interspersed with patches of corrosion. The forward edge has a series of striations running down the length of the blade, these are marks from use.
This artefact dates to the late Bronze Age 1000-800BC. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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