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axe
Object Type
axe
Museum number
1935,1018.26
Description
Winged axe with butt wings and trapezoidal blade. Straight butt, oval wings, marked stop-ridge and shoulders, wide trapezoidal blade with slightly curved cutting edge. Dark green smooth patina. Parts missing.
Cultures/periods
Bronze Age
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Italy
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Length:
175 millimetres
Weight:
543 grammes
Curator's comments
Sestieri & MacNamara 2007 See Prehistorische Bronzefunde IX. 12, no. 2058, type Grottazzolina var.A. Bibliography: Walters 1899, no. 2936.
Bibliographic references
Bronze / Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan.
(2936)
Sestieri & Macnamara 2007 / Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720 BC) in the British Museum
(462)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Richard Payne Knight
Acquisition date
1824
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1935,1018.26
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
102
(Payne Knight collection no.)