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Description: | A cast copper alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date. The axehead is sub-triangular in plan with a wide curved blade which tapers to a curved butt and is a pointed oval in section. The axehead is undecorated and there are no signs of ridges or flanges indicating that this is an early flat axe.The metal has a dark blackish-green patina and is worn. The axehead is 78.5mm long, 36.2mm wide at the cutting edge, 17.9mm wide at the butt end, 6.4mm thick and weighs 68g.
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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