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Description: | Copper alloy blade, probably a blade edge fragment from a Bronze Age axe of indeterminate type and dateThe axe is fragmentary, represented by the blade edge only (with a width of 46.5mm, a surviving length of 12.8mm, a maximum surviving thickness of 6.7mm and a weight of 9.6g). The break occurred in antiquity and there is no socket base evident. The blade is convex between the tips and the blade edge is asymmetric, possibly through wear at one end. There are a number of nicks along the blade edge, however it is unclear whether these are contemporary with the use of the axe or occurred later. Remnant patches of surface survive but elsewhere is corroded now all with a dark-brown patina but the colour has been effected by an applied coating.The small fragment represented makes any identification uncertain.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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