File:A Bronze Age flat axe, dating from c. 2200 - c. 1800 BC. (FindID 109868).jpg

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A Bronze Age flat axe, dating from c. 2200 - c. 1800 BC.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2005-10-12 16:05:00
Title
A Bronze Age flat axe, dating from c. 2200 - c. 1800 BC.
Description
English: A complete (but badly corroded) cast bronze flat axe head, dating to the early Bronze Age between c. 2200-c. 1800 BC (length: 119mm; width at blade: 49mm; thickness 7mm; weight: 158.17g).

The butt of the axe head was probably rounded is shape, but it is difficult to tell, particularly with bronze disease around the edges. The artefact then widens at gradually and has a slightly splayed blade end. A distinct blade edge is unidentifiable (thickness at blade tip: 4mm), again particularly due to corrosion and a small area of bronze disease. Overall, the axe head is in a worn but fair condition with small patches of the original brown patina surviving.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 2200 BC and 1800 BC
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FindID: 109868
Old ref: WMID-D234E8
Filename: J Hare - B A axe.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/78604
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/78604/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/109868
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