File:Bronze AGE Miniature Flat Axehead (FindID 616879).jpg

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Bronze AGE Miniature Flat Axehead
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2014-05-16 11:11:30
Title
Bronze AGE Miniature Flat Axehead
Description
English: A complete, corroded and pitted Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy miniature flat axehead (c. 2350 BC-c. 1600 BC).

This axehead is sub-triangular in plan and pointed-oval in side view. In plan it has a symmetrical rounded butt and an asymmetrical cutting edge. From the butt end the sides flare evenly to the cutting edge.In side view, the sides flare from the butt to mid-way along it length. The sides then taper to the cutting edge.

This axehead is drab green and is corroded overall.

Height: 60.2mm; width: 22.0mm; thickness: 8.9mm. Weight: 42.66g.

Similar implements have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: CORN-7ACDD7; CPAT-5F0B55; DENO-64FC25; ESS-E2A4B5; LANCUM-049465; LANCUM-6E1F66; LANCUM-E3C336; LIN-C2B972; PUBLIC-494006; WAW-049216; WAW-5E5FB8; YORYM-C14FC5 and YORYM-CF5126.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 2350 BC and 1600 BC
Accession number
FindID: 616879
Old ref: IOW-51FFA1
Filename: IOW2014-2-284.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/468472
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/468472/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/616879
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