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Description: | A cast copper-alloy flanged axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age, circa 1400-1250 BC. The axe belongs to the Taunton tradition of metalworking. There is a lozenge/oval shaped flange on each side of the butt, designed to hold the haft in place. The flanges are slightly waisted, flaring at the blade and septum ends. The blade tip is crescent shaped. There is no obvious stop ridge for the haft to butt against, but the blade is thicker than the septum. The axe has a rough, pocked green and brown patina with evidence of bronze disease in places. It measures 130.56 mm long, 63.4 wide at the blade and 25.7 mm wide at the septum. It measures 13.42 mm thick in the centre. It weighs 409.1 grams.
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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