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Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe
Looped, round-sectioned, with plain blade and slight moulding on the socket at the base of the loop. The socket is slightly split.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
25.58/1
Find Information
Site Name: Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Collection Method: chance find
Date: 19th century
Notes: Found during the construction of the Aberdare Railway, near Navigation House, Abercynon. Acquired by a dealer from a sale in Bournemouth in 1924, together with a sword fragment (25.58/2) which an old label suggests may have been found at the same time, though this is far from certain.
Acquisition
Purchase, 9/2/1925
Measurements
length / mm:93
diameter / mm:30
weight / g:105
Material
bronze
Location
In store
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