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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed (probably) axehead of Late Bronze Age date (1150 BC - 800 BC). Length 32.1, width 33.2mm and 10.6mm thick. Weight 35.84g.The fragment is the lower part of the blade and the cutting edge. The base of the socket is visible along the old break where the metal is smooth and well patinated. Viewed in plan, the cutting edge is slightly and evenly curved with old damage along its edge. In profile, one side is slightly convex and the other side is slightly concave. Viewed from the side it is deeply V-shaped.The fragment is corroded but in a stable condition and has a patchy mid-brown patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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