File:Bronze Age flat axehead (FindID 241616).jpg

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Bronze Age flat axehead
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Bronze Age flat axehead
Description
English: A copper-alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date. For a parallel on the PAS database, see BH-9346C8.

The axehead has been cast in a one-piece mould and is of simple form. It is roughly trapezoidal in plan, increasing in width and decreasing in thickness towards the convex blade. The upper side is flat, while one of the two long sides is poorly cast and irregular in nature.

The artefact has a dark green patina and pitted surfaces. It measures 34.9mm long, 25.5mm wide and 7.4mm thick. The weight is 26.21g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 2150 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 241616
Old ref: BH-9372C3
Filename: BA axe 2747 - 1.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/197250
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/197250/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/241616
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