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Description: | Bronze age copper alloy flanged axe, 134mm long, 29mm wide and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 269grams. The object is rectangular in section and form with a slightly flared, off centre rounded blade, 42mm wide. It has sub triangular flanges (which in total are 23mm wide) protruding from each side of each surface, which begin about half way down its length, and these taper to a sharp point at the butt end. There are just a few patches of original surface left intact and it is quite corroded.The form matches LANCUM -F8B182 and -OD2405, dated to the middle Bronze age.
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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