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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Bronze Age, c. 1000 Bc to 800 BC. The object is sub-rectangular in plan with a slight flare to the cutting edge. The object has a square socket with a jagged, irregular edge suggesting there are old breaks. There is moulding around the socket on both faces of the axe although there is damage to it on one face. The side loop is damaged although the base of it is still present. There are casting lines running from the socket up to the blade on both sides of the object. The surface of the object is a consistent greenish-brown. There is some active corrosion present on one side which is a brighter green. There is some damage to the patina although there is a new layer underneath suggesting that the damaged occurred sometime in the past. Similar objects are recorded on the PAS database, for example, see WMID-E6E666 and DENO-8DB1B3 which are more complete than this example.
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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