File:1290 bronze Age axe head view 1 (FindID 142220).jpg

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1290 bronze Age axe head view 1.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2006-09-12 12:03:26
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1290 bronze Age axe head view 1.JPG
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English: Cast copper alloy socketed axehead dating from the Late Bronze Age, Yorkshire type that is c. 1000-800BC. . Length 90mm, width 42mm, thickness 35mm, weight 241.65g. It has a prominent bulbous collar below which is horizontal moulding. The upper body is narrow at the sides and diverges to an expanded cutting edge that forms into a splayed, elongated wedge-shape. The loop is broad with its upper end merging with the horizontal moulding, and the lower end slightly splayed out extending to the edges of the side. It is decorated on both sides with three sets of ribs. About 70% of the original patina remains, interspersed with patches of corrosion. The forward edge has a series of striations running down the length of the blade, these are marks from use.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bath and North East Somerset
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 142220
Old ref: GLO-57A477
Filename: 1290 bronze Age axe head view 1.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/113193
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/113193/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/142220
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Object location51° 23′ 12.12″ N, 2° 34′ 28.7″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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