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Description: | An early Bronze Age flat axehead.
The axe is cast in copper alloy, but the original surface no longer survives and is heavily pitted.
The axe has a thin butt, measuring 9.7mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The sides of the butt end have a flanged crest and a shallow inner wall angle. The main body of the axe tapers into the blade proper. The lower blade is badly damaged and so much of the cutting edge has been lost or damaged. The blade tips are also damaged. The width of the tips measures 31.8mm.
There is no decoration on the axe. It is probably an Aylesford type developed flat axe, dating from 2150-1500 BC. Similar examples can be seen in Rohl and Needham, p123 cf. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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