File:Early Bronze Age flat axe (front and back views) (FindID 135333).jpg

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Early Bronze Age flat axe (front and back views)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Caroline Johnson, 2007-08-02 15:43:35
Title
Early Bronze Age flat axe (front and back views)
Description
English: A complete cast bronze flat axehead, dating to the Early Bronze Age between 2100 - 1500 BC (length: 94mm; width at butt: 34mm; width at blade tip: 63mm; thickness in the centre: 9mm; weight: ).

The axehead has a lenticular profile with a convex section/ thickness at the sides. The parallel sides are particularly straight, although they expand outwrds with a protruding blade tip to either side. Although most of the original cutting edge survives, the probable blade facets are not particularly noticeable. the artefact is in a worn but fair condition with a light green patina.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 2100 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 135333
Old ref: WMID-6AA1D6
Filename: WMID-6AA1D6.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/146323
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/146323/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/135333
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