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Description: | A corroded iron axehead possibly dating to the medieval/post medieval period. It is sub-rectangular in shape with the top being completely flat and the bottom flaring out towards the cutting edge. The reverse is also flat and the obverse has a curved cheek which tapers towards the cutting edge which is V-shaped in section as opposed to the poll of the axehead which is rectangular in section. The cutting edge is now very worn and slightly broken towards the top but the shape of what remains suggests it was originally curved. The eye of the object is ovular in shape and slightly pointed towards the middle where the cheek of the obverse curves inwards. It measures 38mm in length and 21mm in width. As it stands, the eye does not perforate the entirity of the axehead and has more than likely become completely corroded over at the top. The eye would have once held a wooden haft which is now missing. Although it is likely that the axehead dates broadly to the medieval/post medieval period, tools of this kind have been little changed since Roman times and due to the corroded nature of the implement, the date should be regarded with some uncertainty.
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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