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Description: | Late Bronze Age (circa 1150-800 BC) cast copper alloy socketed axe fragment. The axehead is sub rectangular expanding at the blade, measuring 28.5mm wide, 10.87mm thick expanding to 36.26mm wide at the blade. The socket is rectangular, with worn breaks around the body, with the main body and mouth missing. The surviving section is sub-rectangular in profile, tapering towards the blade; there are visible casting seams visible on both edges. It has an even dark green patina across its whole surface. The fragment is 51.13mm long. The wall of the socket is 2.5mm thick. It weighs 47.03g.
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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