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socketed axe
Object Type
socketed axe
Museum number
1875,0401.23
Description
Copper alloy socketed axe; cast, miniature.Oval mouth with bevelled rim. Sides straight and cutting edge expanded and re-curved tips, now blunt. Casting seams form ridges on each side.
Cultures/periods
Late Bronze Age
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Antrim (county)
Materials
copper alloy
Type series
Class 11 A
Technique
cast
Dimensions
Length:
23 millimetres
(mouth)
Length:
41.50 millimetres
Weight:
198.70 grammes
Width:
30 millimetres
(cutting edge)
Curator's comments
In Eogan 2000 registration number mistakenly given as 1875,0401.24.
Bibliographic references
Eogan 2000 / The Socketed Bronze Axes in Ireland
(653)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased through:
Rollin & Feuardent
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Rev Dr William Sparrow Simpson
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1875,0401.23