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Arsenical copper axe-head: with round segment-shaped blade less deeply curved than the blades of the previous type. It has hooked lugs and three evenly-spaced binding-holes. The butt is very slightly convex. The piece is thickly corroded, and in the corrosion product around the cutting end the impress of woven fabric is preserved. Traces of the original wooden haft and leather binding also survive.
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