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[edit]| Bronze Age developed flat axe | |||
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National Museums Liverpool , Vanessa Oakden, 2012-09-12 10:51:12 |
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Bronze Age developed flat axe |
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| Description |
English: An almost complete cast copper alloy long-flanged axe of dating from the very late Early to early Middle Bronze Age. This long-flanged axe is characteristic of the Arreton Park metalwork assemblage. Arreton Types date to metalworking stage VI, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 4 circa 1750-1550 BC.
The object has straight sides and a flared cutting edge with concave shoulders. The cutting edge is crescentric in plan and worn. The cutting edge has been bent forwards in two places due to recent damage, probably due to the plough. The cutting edge measures 58mm in width and is 1-2mm thick. The cutting edge is worn and corroded. The flanged sides give the artefact a rounded 'H-shaped' cross section. They measure 23mm in width. The tops of the flanges on each side of the object have been slightly damaged in recent times. There is a crescentic shaped proto stop ridge on each face of the object 70mm from the cutting edge. The axe measures 24mm in width and is 20mm thick at the stop ridge. The butt end measures 23mm in width and is 3mm thick. The butt is narrow and worn at one side. The object has a mid green patina which survives only in a few places. The majority of the flat axe is pitted and light green in colour. Similar examples can be found on p127 Rohl & Needham, (1998). |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Cheshire West and Chester | ||
| Date | between 1550 BC and 1150 BC | ||
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FindID: 520176 Old ref: LVPL-058DE6 Filename: LVPL-058DE6.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/396463 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/396463/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/520176 |
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