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Anglo-Scandinavian iron axe hammer 8th/9th century AD.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Noon, 2010-06-22 10:37:14
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Anglo-Scandinavian iron axe hammer 8th/9th century AD.
Description
English: Anglo-Scandinavian iron adze 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 166mm, width of blade 52.3mm, hammer head is 27.2mm wide and 19.6mm length. The eye may have part of the original wedge remaining and was originally 12mm wide, elongated with a square end. The metal is slightly splayed in the area of the hammerhead, adze is curving, the width of adze in the area of eye is 25.3mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 700 and 1100
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FindID: 394937
Old ref: LANCUM-083FD6
Filename: LANCUM-083FD6.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/286356
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/286356/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/394937
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