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Description: | Casrt copper alloy socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1000-800BC. The axe is complete and in good condition except for the missing loop and misshaped mouth which are, however, casting flaws and not signs of prehistoric damage. The exception is the tear in the side wall which may have happened when the handle was inserted and the implement was used. It looks as if it has been used: the casting seams are smooth and the blade was shaped and sharpened. The blade is crescent-shaped with neat corners. The patina is brown/orange with a smooth surface. The axe is undecorated with almost no mouth moulding and only one band-like moulding underneath. The axe most resembles Highfield and Fulford type socketed axes which tend to be rounded and more bag-shaped than later axes that were long, narrow and often had parallel sides (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, 181ff; Plate 72-73; 125)It measures 80mm in length; the blade is 52mm wide. The original socket measures c. 40mm in width where it is not damaged/miscast.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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