flat axe
- Museum number
- 1909,0714.2
- Description
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Tin bronze flat axe with a rectangular section, a squared, well-finished butt, hammered cutting edge and two incipient ridges on each side. Cutting edge slightly damaged, but in good condition with a deep, even green patina.
- Production date
- 1600BC-1200BC (c.)
- Dimensions
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Length: 133 millimetres
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Thickness: 11.50 millimetres
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Width: 84 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Harrison & Craddock 1981
The splayed cutting edge and thick butt are more characteristic of axes in the S.W. of the Peninsula (Schubart, H. (1975), ‘Die Kultur der Bronzezeit im Sudwesten der Iberischen Halbinsel’, Madrider Forschungen, vol. 9, Berlin; Tafelm. 47-49).
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1909,0714.2