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Description: | Bronze Age axe; Small, cast copper alloy flat axe of early Bronze Age date (approximately 2100 - 1900 BC) The surface of the metal is quite badly pitted and corroded and none of the original surface remains. The cutting edge is also somewhat pitted. The axe has a rounded butt end and a long, straight body. It then flares quite sharply to the blade tips. The body is rectangular in cross section and the axe tapers to both the butt end and cutting edge. There is an indication of a stop bevel, although this is very worn and not clearly discernible. The metal has a thick, green patina of varying thickness and shade.Length 90.2mm, width (at blade tips) 38.8mm, width (at stop bevel) 17.6mm, thickness (at stop bevel) 9.7mm, weight 97.1g
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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