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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1150 BC - c. 800 BC). Length: 44.5mm; width: 48.4mm and 15.3mm thick. Weight: 97.06g. This fragment is the lower part of the blade and cutting edge. Viewed in plan, the sides flare outwards slightly to the cutting edge which is modestly curved. A break has occurred along the base of the socket where the wall of the axe, at this side, was much narrower than the opposite wall. Therefore, this break occurred along a weak point. Viewed from the side, the blade is a steep 'V'-shape. The blade does not seem to have been re-sharpened.The surfaces are generally covered in a thick mid-brown patina. Where the patina is lost and the metal exposed, it can be seen to be suffering from severe bronze disease.
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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