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A late Bronze Age socketed incomplete axe head
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2011-02-14 08:59:41
Title
A late Bronze Age socketed incomplete axe head
Description
English: A late Bronze Age socketed incomplete axe head (1150-800BC). The fragment comprises the blade and part of the body. The axe head is hollow to a depth of 17.35mm (approximately half way down its length). The blade expands and there are blade tip hollows to either side. There are no traces of hammer or file marks along the blade suggesting this axe was never sharpened.

Dimensions: length: 51.48mm; blade width: 59.08mm; width of body: 39.75mm; thickness: 22.49mm; weight: 133.47g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 429175
Old ref: LON-8EE167
Filename: Dunford-BAAxe-Apr08.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/316437
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/316437/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/429175
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Object location51° 29′ 27.6″ N, 0° 10′ 08.99″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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