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Early Bronze Age copper alloy Palstave axe loop
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2018-01-17 10:08:59
Title
Early Bronze Age copper alloy Palstave axe loop
Description
English: Copper alloy loop of a Palstave axe dating to the early Bronze Age (circa 2550 BC - 1500 BC). The loop is in good condition and does not appear to be damaged. The patina is dark brown. Records NMGW-0BA169 and NMGW-FDCDF0 indicate what the loop would have looked like attached to the axe. The length is 32mm, the width is 15mm, thickness 10mm and the weight 11.24g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lancashire
Date between 2350 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 710027
Old ref: LANCUM-F169B8
Filename: LANCUMF169B8.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/644721
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/644721/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/710027
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Object location53° 51′ 00.36″ N, 2° 22′ 30.5″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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