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Description: | Probably the central part of a low-flanged axehead rather than a palstave, with very worn wings and low, very worn stop ridge probably dating from the Middle Bronze Age, that is .c. 1400-1150BC. The fragment comes from the centre of the axe; the surface is very pitted and all sides and edges are extremely worn. The wings and stop ridge are nearly unrecognisable and a more exact identification of the fragment is impossible. It seems to have had a narrow shape with almost parallel sides, thus probably suggesting that it was a flanged axes rathert than a palstave with its often pronounced wings, stop ridge and blade. The dating is also tentative. It was very likely part of the late Middle Bronze Age Acton Park or Taunton metalwork assemblage.
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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