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A cast copper-alloy early Bronze-Age flanged Axe
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Museum of Antiquities of the University and Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Collins, 2009-06-09 10:58:37
Title
A cast copper-alloy early Bronze-Age flanged Axe
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy flanged Axe head dating from the early Bronze-Age. In plan the axe is wedge shaped with prominent flanges, some of these show some damage but they are complete. In plan the axe has a crescent shaped blade which shows evidence of wear, one of the blades tip is damaged. The flanges stand prominent from the body of the axe and curve upwards; there is no evidence of a central stop ridge. The patina is a mid green with its entire surface showing pitting from corrosion.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northumberland
Date between 1800 BC and 1500 BC
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FindID: 257629
Old ref: NCL-D16855
Filename: DSCN9795.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/213496
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/213496/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/257629
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