File:Battle axe (profile) (FindID 406109).jpg
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[edit]battle axe (profile) | |||
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2010-09-21 23:16:27 |
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Title |
battle axe (profile) |
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Description |
English: Stone battleaxe, greenstone (dolerite) perforated waisted battle axe, lozenge-shaped in plan, sub-rectangular in profile and oval in section, with faceted butt end, expanded blade and incised linear grooves emphasising the concave profile of the upper and lower faces of the axe. "Incised grooves, that is grooves about 1 mm wide and deep with sharply defined edges, are made by cutting the artefact surface repeatedly with sharp flakes of a hard material such as quartzite. This technique is quite different from those employed to shape and finish battle-axes, namely pecking and grinding" (Fenton in Clough & Cummins, 1988, p.113). The shafthole is circular in plan and cylindrical in profile and is 24 mm in diameter and 37 mm in height.
The axe is made of a weathered altered dolerite and the ornamental grooving has been rather crudely applied, perhaps as an afterthought, or by accident where the tool may have slipped and the line carries off at an angle. The polishing and linear striations within the shafthole are distinctive and suggest that the axe was not permanently mounted on to a shaft, but continuously placed on and off (Roger Taylor pers comm), perhaps for ritual purposes. Roe in PPS 32 (1966) classifies this type of battle axe into Stage IV, and illustrates a similar example from Lauder in Berwickshire, Scotland, with the same plan, profile and single groove, on page 209, Fig.6b, No.377, which is referred to as an 'intermediate' battle axe and part of the Codford St Peter group with a shaped and angular butt type D. These axes are found in associated with Food Vessels and Wessex I culture, which is dated to c.2000-1650 BC. Roe in Clough & Cummins (1979) illustrates a similar intermediate battle axe from Cookham, Berkshire on page 25, Fig.2, No.1400 Berk 52, but refers to Yorkshire as the 'cultural centre for battle axes' on page 26. Fenton in Clough & Cummins (1988) illustrates a similar battle-axe from Perth on page 122, Fig.31, PER 33, which is referred to as an 'intermediate-developed' battle axe with incised grooves. This type of battle-axe is found mainly in southern Scotland and northern Britain. Coope, Robinson & Roe in Clough & Cummins (1988) illustrate a similar battle-axe, in plan and profile, but not incised, from Oakenrod, Rochdale on page 61, Fig.7, La 109. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Leeds | ||
Date | between 2150 BC and 1500 BC | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 406109 Old ref: CORN-BA3487 Filename: IMG_2786.JPG |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/297716 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/297716/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/406109 |
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Object location | 53° 52′ 23.52″ N, 1° 44′ 10.39″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 53.873200; -1.736220 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon DIGITAL IXUS 95 IS |
Exposure time | 1/20 sec (0.05) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:47, 21 August 2010 |
Lens focal length | 6.2 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | ACD Systems Digital Imaging |
File change date and time | 14:49, 21 August 2010 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:47, 21 August 2010 |
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Image compression mode | 3 |
APEX shutter speed | 4.3125 |
APEX aperture | 2.96875 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.96875 APEX (f/2.8) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTime subseconds | 109 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 11,684.647302905 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 11,668.508287293 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |