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Description: | Bronze Age Arreton Down type flanged axe, from the Aylesford and Arreton periods, c. 1700-1500 BC.The handle is rectangular and only expand to meet the blade three quarters down its length. The side flanges are low and are at their highest in the central point of the handle. The blade is semi-circular and at its widest point measures 87mm wide. The blade is narrowed and has a thin cutting edge all along the blade edge. The butt of the axe is semicircular. The first half of the handle, behind the blade, has been decorated with a series of engraved lines. These consist of six horizontal bands each containing a zigzagged line, flanked either end by four bands containing alternating zigzagged or hatched decoration.A parallel was found at Westbury on Tyrm which displays similar markingsLangmaid N G, 1976, Bronze Age Metalwork in England and Wales, Shire Publications Ltd
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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