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Description: | Copper or copper-alloy object which is probably a miniature flat axehead. Sub-triangular in form, with damaged crescentic blade edge and concave sides, it has a narrow (although incomplete) butt, and a very thin section with no trace of bevels or flanges. It has small amounts of surface corrosion, but otherwise a medium and dark green patina. The side, butt and blade are extensively chipped and damaged, largely as a result of corrosion. Scratches on the main faces may be relatively recent, although as they are still filled with soil it is hard to tell. Length 50 mm, width of blade 20 mm, maximum thickness 3 mm. The very thin cross-section is an unusual feature; a similar, though larger, example (95 x 39 x 7 mm) was excavated at Worlingham in 2000 (WGM 007) in association with Beaker pottery. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -2500
-1501 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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