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Description: | An early Bronze Age, chisel axe dating from 2150 ? 1500 BC.
The axe was found as a single find. The axe survives in a fine condition but much of the original surface has been lost and the surface is very pitted. The axe has been conserved by Dana Goodburn-Burn.
Approximately two-thirds of the axe survives. The butt end has been removed due to a break, which is heavily corroded and worn. The butt end measure 21.7mm x 12.2mm.
Part of the cutting edge of the blade and the blade tips have also be lost. Across the surviving blade tip the axe measures 44.5mm. The axe has a shallow flange on both sides. The flange sides are rounded. The stop tapers outwards towards the blade.
The cutting edge and the blade tips are badly corroded.
A similar axe chisel can be seen in Savory (1980), p166, Fig: 18. | 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: | -2150
-1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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