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Description: | Cast copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe of Late Bronze Age dating (950 to 700 BC).The axe is sub-rectangular in shape with a flared convex cutting edge and the socket is sub square in cross section. There is no collar or loop but the axe is broken so the loop maybe missing. The casting seams are not visible which may mean they have been removed or they may be hidden by corrosion.The length is 75mm, the width is 32mm, thickness 23mm, length of blade 45mm, width of blade 5mm and the weight 104.76g.Similar on the database to DENO-2EE993, WMID-E6E666 and LVPL-92B6A6
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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