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Description: | Socketed axe of bronze type but made from wrought iron. Loop on one side of axe, slightly angled. Blade expanded, curved cutting edge 65.5mm wide, length 110.0mm, thickness (maximum) 40.8mm. Mouth oval and flared from the body of the axe, socket shallow in comparison to those seen on bronze axe, depth 50.0mm. Unlike a bronze axe the bottom of the socket is marked by a change in section, the blade being thinner below the socket. The side of the axe bearing the loop is curved while the back is straight. Now heavily coated in lacquer but appears stable.
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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