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Flat Axe
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National Museums Liverpool , Vanessa Oakden, 2011-11-03 14:20:37
Title
Flat Axe
Description
English: A copper alloy Early Bronze Age flat axe (c. 2150-1500 B.C.), possibly of the Migdale type, made using an open cast technique. The axe is sub-rectangular in shape with a square butt end that is substantially corroded and incomplete. The axe is generally flat in profile; however there is a definite gradual thickening towards the centre of the body of the axe. The sides of the axe are also slightly rounded. The blade of the axe shows signs of a slight flare, suggesting a splayed crescent shaped blade. The blade however is badly corroded and incomplete. There are no signs on the body of the axe of ridges, stops or flanges.

The surface of the axe is dark, which is typical of south Wales axes, it is also<a> substantially polished and abraded due to water movement, having been found on a beach. </a>As a result of the poor condition of the surface we can not tell if the axe was originally incised or had cast decoration.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Conwy
Date between 2150 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 470027
Old ref: LVPL-2A20B6
Filename: LVPL-9BDEF4.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/352811
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/352811/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470027
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current06:15, 4 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 06:15, 4 February 20175,906 × 3,883 (4.13 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Portable Antiquities Scheme, LVPL, FindID: 470027, bronze age, page 7239, batch primary count 50706

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