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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
maximum thickness
(mm): 44.0
diameter
(mm): 28.0 x 32.0*
Weight
(g): 748.7
Material
Ophitic olivine gabbro
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