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Description: | A fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy axehead or palstave.The surviving piece-the patination of the break indicates that the remainder was lost in antiquity-represents the lower part of the blade and the cutting edge. The blade is of sub-rectangular section, a broad ridge extending vertically down the centre of both of its wider faces. The sides gradually flare towards the bottom, the angle widening at the cutting edge, the thickness of which gradually declines towards the bottom. The narrower two faces of the blade exhibit no traces of a casting seam, although the presence of a ridge on both sides indicates the use of a two-piece mould.Dimensions: 43.4mm long, up to 49mm wide and 13.5mm thick. Weight: 96.74g.
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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