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Description: | An axe blade fragment dating to the Bronze Age, possibly a flat axe of early Bronze Age date. The object has a curved and expanded blade which has been deliberately cut 29.17mm above the cutting edge. The cut end is sub-rectangular in cross-section, measuring 51.43mm in width and 7.90mm thick. Towards one side of the cut edge is a circular depression probably due to a casting flaw. The cutting edge of the object is curved measuring 65.20mm in width. The cutting edge is 1.31mm thick.Each face of the object has a rough, uneven surface with a mid-green patina. Small patches of lighter green corrosion are visible. There are no visible casting lines on either edge of the object.The body of the axe and butt end are missing and therefore it cannot be determined positively whether this is a flat, or palstave axe.
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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