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Description: | An incomplete cast bronze (copper alloy) faceted socketed axe (axehead) dating to the Late Bronze Age. Breiddin (Ribbed) Type A.The body of the axehead is rectangular in plan, flaring at the blade. The mouth of the axe is sub-circular in cross section measuring 41.83mm by 42.68mm. The shape of the mouth is sub-rectangular (rectangular with rounded corners). The side loop which is set below the collar is separate. Directly above the loop is a cast decorative circumferential or transverse groove which is regular and encircles the entire axe evenly. Below the transverse groove are three vertical grooves on each face. The loop, which is separate, is D-shaped in cross-section. The lower section of the axe flares to form an elegantly expanding blade. The cutting edge is abraded, although the crescent shaped edge is regular however the blade tips are worn and damaged. On each side of the body is a casting flash. The casting flash is more pronounced on the side without the loop. The axehead measures 108mm in length, and weighs 266.4g. It is 49.56mm wide across the blade and the cutting edge measures 3.32mm in thickness.The ribbed 'Breiddin' axe is also dated to the EwartPark phase of the Late Bronze Age. This type of axe has a distribution predominately in North and East Wales as well as being common in the Marches Area (Musson, 1991: 133). The style of axe is named after an example found during the excavations at Breiddin Hillfort.
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