File:Bronze Age Socketed Axehead (FindID 270265).jpg

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Bronze Age Socketed Axehead
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2009-09-30 14:39:06
Title
Bronze Age Socketed Axehead
Description
English: A fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date (1150 BC-800 BC).

The fragment is the lower portion of the blade of the axehead. The cutting edge is evenly curved and is chipped in places. The sides of the blade slope inwards to a break which has occurred through the base of the socket. In side view the profile is ’V’-shaped.

The breaks are old and the fragment is severely corroded.

30.1 x 39.7 x 10.8mm. Weight: 46.71g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 270265
Old ref: IOW-243D26
Filename: IOW2009-2-295.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/222996
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/222996/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/270265
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