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Bronze Age looped palstave axe head
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Museum of Antiquities of the University and Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Collins, 2007-09-06 12:18:19
Title
Bronze Age looped palstave axe head
Description
English: One of two late Bronze Age axes found.

The axe belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 910 and 925. The axe is 142mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the end of the blade and on the butt. There are patches of a smooth outer cortex of corrosion, particularly on either side of the septum and near the loop. Casting flashes are clearly visible, but have been smoothed. The axe is thickest at the stop (33mm), and the blade evenly thins to the cutting edge. The blade is 85mm in length from the edge to the stop. A central ridge runs from the stop 39mm down the blade. The blade facet is approximately 12mm in breadth, and the edge relatively even, though pitted. The septum is 56mm in length from butt to stop and 8mm thick. The loop strides the stop and is 6mm thick at its peak and flares at the bases.
Depicted place (County of findspot) County Durham
Date between 1300 and 1150
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 192346
Old ref: NCL-FDAF03
Filename: axe 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/149341
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/149341/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/192346
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