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Bronze Age palstave axehead
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Title
Bronze Age palstave axehead
Description
English: Bronze Age axe; A complete cast copper alloy unlooped palstave axehead, dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500 – 1150 BC).

The rear part of the axe (from the stop ridge to the butt) is sub-rectangular in plan from the butt to the stop, and subtriangular in profile, with the thickest part of the artefact immediately behind the stop ridge. The flange facets give the artefact a lozengiform profile, and are fused to the stop ridge, thus forming two raised elements with which to haft the axe. The butt of the axehead is slightly rounded in plan. The blade is subtriangular in plan and subrectangular in section.

The artefact is in a stable condition, with a patchy dark green patina.

Similar examples are illustrated in Moore, C, N & Rowlands, M, 1972, ‘Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum’, pages 52-3 & plate VII, ref nos 15-22.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northamptonshire
Date between 1550 BC and 1100 BC
Accession number
FindID: 215484
Old ref: NARC-5EBCB7
Filename: NARC-5EBCB7 nl ba axe.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/172195
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/172195/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/215484
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Object location52° 10′ 52.32″ N, 1° 09′ 28.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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