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Early Bronze Age bronze flanged axe
With a strongly expanded blade and edge with turned back ends. There is a rudimentary stop-ridge at approximately the middle of the axe with, below it, a series of concentric waves of punched ornament. Very dark brown patina. Possible mineralised organics can be detected on the surfaces.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
21.24/22
Find Information
Site Name: Ebnal, Whittington
Date: 1848-1849
Notes: part of a hoard, along with 21.24/31 and 77.9H, which also originally comprised an end-looped socketed spearhead, a shouldered punch, a lugged tool and possibly two other flanged axes, all now lost.
Acquisition
Donation, 1/7/1921
Measurements
length / mm:123.5
width / mm:71.0 (of blade)
maximum thickness / mm:11.0
thickness / mm
weight / g:304.3
width / mm:24.0 (of butt)
maximum width / mm:19.0 (of flange)
width / mm
Material
copper alloy
Northover's composition group: C
Location
In store
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