File:Bronze Age flat axe transitional palstave (oblique angle). (FindID 562892).jpg
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[edit]Bronze Age flat axe transitional palstave (oblique angle). | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2013-06-02 21:31:09 |
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Title |
Bronze Age flat axe transitional palstave (oblique angle). |
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Description |
English: A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy late flanged axe (c. 1700-1500 BC). The blade of the axe is slightly flared to the blade tips, and the blade cutting edge is a deep symmetrical convex shape. The cutting edge is rounded due to abrasion. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the flange facets. Body and haft end of the axe has almost straight sides which taper slightly at the butt, which is straight at the terminal. One face is possibly decorated at the junction of the body and blade, just within the facets, in the form on at least three short linear notches. However, there is a possibility this is damage from antiquity. The body of the axe has shallow (2.92mm deep) rounded flange facets, therefore in profile the facet sides are a pointed oval and taper down at the butt. The flange top/crests are in-turned therefore the width between the crests is narrower than the base. The surface has large patches of a green/brown coloured patina with areas of the surface missing, but not recently, and one patch of active corrosion. It is in a fair condition. The axe measures 147.36mm long, 53.71mm wide from one blade tip to the other, and 24.06mm thick across the apex of the facets. It weighs 471.4g.
Ben Roberts (University of Durham) comments that the axe is a 'late flanged axe rather than a palstave which would date it to the latter part of the Early Bronze Age (c. 1700- 1500 BC)'. (pers comm). This type of axes are distributed across Britain, and few have been found in a datable context, therefore making it difficult to date them with accuracy (late flanged axe rather than a palstave which would date it to the latter part of the Early Bronze Age (<a href="http://finds.org.uk/bronzeage/objects/axes">http://finds.org.uk/bronzeage/objects/axes</a>). |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Worcestershire | ||
Date | between 1700 BC and 1500 BC | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 562892 Old ref: WAW-BA7221 Filename: WAW-BA7221b.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/428441 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/428441/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/562892 |
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Object location | 52° 10′ 56.64″ N, 2° 16′ 13.04″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.182400; -2.270290 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot G10 |
Exposure time | 1/60 sec (0.016666666666667) |
F-number | f/4.5 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:26, 23 May 2013 |
Lens focal length | 6.1 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 21:28, 2 June 2013 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:26, 23 May 2013 |
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APEX aperture | 4.34375 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.96875 APEX (f/2.8) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
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Color space | sRGB |
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