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Bronze Age flat axe
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Derby Museums Trust, Rachel Atherton, 2010-08-16 14:21:35
Title
Bronze Age flat axe
Description
English: Early Bronze Age cast copper alloy flat axe, c.2100-1700BC. Rounded narrow butt end, expands gradually and flares slightly after the centre to the blade end. Blade end, including the corners, damaged, no cutting edge survives. Very low ridge or flange (less than 0.5mm high) along the side edges on one face (other face's edges damaged). Slightly convex sides where surviving. Longitudinal striations from sharpening on one surface of the blade; the other surface is damaged. Fine mid green patina with numerous large and small pits and some light green and blue-green corrosion. Length 102.2mm, width at blade end 44.9mm, width at butt end c.18mm, max thickness (across centre) 10.3mm, weight 160.9g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Derbyshire
Date between 2100 BC and 1700 BC
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FindID: 392284
Old ref: DENO-64FC25
Filename: E6886 beard fl axe.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/293538
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/293538/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/392284
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