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Late Bronze Age socketed axe mould (replica)
replicas of the two valves of a bivalve mould for casting socketed axes, based on fragments found at the site of a bronze smithy at Jarlshof
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
47.235/1 & 2
Find Information
Site Name: Jarlshof, Shetland
Notes: the originals are held by the National Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh
Acquisition
Purchase, 13/8/1947
Measurements
(): weight / g:136.2*
(): length / mm:121.0*
(): maximum width / mm:86.0*
(): width / mm
(): maximum thickness / mm:31.0*
(): thickness / mm
(): weight / g:138.7**
(): length / mm:87.0*(internal)
(): width / mm:57.5*(blade-int.)
(): depth / mm:19.0*(internal)
(): length / mm:123.5**
(): maximum width / mm:86.5**
(): width / mm
(): maximum thickness / mm:31.0**
(): thickness / mm
(): length / mm:86.5**(internal)
(): width / mm:59.0**(blade-int.)
(): depth / mm:19.0**(internal)
Material
plaster
Location
In store
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