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Early Bronze Age stone battle axe
Well made, with smooth polished surface, flat faces tapering towards the edges, slightly convex sides and an hour-glass perforation towards the rounded butt.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
27.200
Find Information
Site Name: Crugiau-Dwy, Pentregalar
Notes: found in a heap of stones on the southern slope of the hill called Crugiau-Dwy, approximately 500 yards below the crest
Acquisition
Purchase, 10/5/1927
Measurements
length / mm:177.0
maximum width / mm:52.0
width / mm
maximum thickness / mm:44.0
thickness / mm
diameter / mm:28.0 x 32.0*
weight / g:748.7
Material
ophitic olivine gabbro
Location
In store
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