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Description: | A fragment from the blade end of an incomplete socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date. It is triangular in section with a hollow rectangular socket and sides that curve outwards towards a crescent-shaped blade. The axe terminates in old breaks just above the blade end and there are casting seams down both sides. The exterior surfaces show signs of copper-alloy corrosion in places and have a mid to dark green patina. It measures 45.17mm in width, 33.99mm in length, 15.27mm in thickness at socket end, and weighs 63.31g. This incomplete socketed axehead is of Late Bronze Age date, c.1150-800 BC.
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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