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Early Bronze Age bronze haft flanged axe
With a narrow blade, demarcated by slight shoulders and low, cast flanges, hammered over in places. The surface is patinated and extensively pitted.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
37.232/2
Find Information
Site Name: Ogmore Vale, Vale of Glamorgan
Notes: The exact find spot is not known.
Acquisition
donation, 11/5/1937
Measurements
Length
(mm): 119.5
Width
(mm): 39.0 (of blade)
Width
(mm): 21.0 (of butt)
Weight
(g): 228.7
Material
Copper alloy
Northover's composition group: C
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