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Description: | Middle Bronze Age bronze unlooped palstave axe. It is a shield-pattern palstave from the Acton Park phase metalwork. It has a dark brown patina. The axe is a heavy implement and complete with the two flanges and a crescent-shaped blade. The straight sides are parallel as far as the stop. The blade flares outwards towards the cutting edge. The blade is slightly chipped as is the surface towards the stop. The butt end is also slightly damaged. The flange on both sides are 33.50mm in height. The axe is 30.75mm wide at the stop. The butt is 12.97mm thick and the axe is 26.58mm thick towards the stop. The thickness of the blade tip is 9.25mm. It is 60mm wide at the broadest part of the blade and weighs 512g. It is 160mm from butt to blade tip.
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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