File:A cast bronze flat axe, dating to the Early Bronze Age between c. 2,500-1,450 BC. (FindID 79425-41392).jpg

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A cast bronze flat axe, dating to the Early Bronze Age between c. 2,500-1,450 BC.
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2004-11-01 14:49:30
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A cast bronze flat axe, dating to the Early Bronze Age between c. 2,500-1,450 BC.
Description
English: A cast bronze flat axe (length: 74.9mm; width at blade: 40.3mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 115.67g). A small, crudely made and uneven axe with gently sloping sides to the blade. The blade is not flanged. The artefact has a high metallic content and would have been made in an open mould (possibly of sandstone), therefore explaining why the surface is no uneven and slightly pitted. The butt of the axe has tapered to a narrow point but the side is thick. The axe is worn and in a poor condition.

Similar examples are illustrated in Peter Harbison's 'The Axes of the Early Bronze Age in Ireland', 1969, particularly those of the Logh Ravel type (pages 10-19).

Flat axes date to the Early Bronze Age, between 2,500-1,450 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Telford and Wrekin
Date between 2500 BC and 1450 BC
Accession number
FindID: 79425
Old ref: WMID-645353
Filename: WMID-645353 2.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/41393
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/41393/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/79425
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Object location52° 48′ 02.16″ N, 2° 23′ 54.24″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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