File:Bronze Age Axehead (possibly) (FindID 245910).jpg

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Bronze Age Axehead (possibly)
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2009-02-04 11:58:18
Title
Bronze Age Axehead (possibly)
Description
English: Possibly a fragment of a Bronze Age axehead (2150 BC – 800 BC). Length: 44.1mm; width: 40.4mm; thickness: 21.3mm; weight: 121.82g.

The fragment appears to be the lower part of a large axehead consisting of the lower part of the blade with an incomplete curved cutting edge. There are no casting seams or flash.

All the surfaces are corroded, pitted and uneven. Traces of a mid-brown patina survive.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 2150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 245910
Old ref: IOW-97E5B4
Filename: IOW2009-1-85.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/201258
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/201258/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/245910
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