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Axe (face)
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National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Mark Lodwick, 2003-10-29 15:23:39
Title
Axe (face)
Description
English: Small developed flat axe or cast-flanged axe, probably of Arreton metalworking tradition and corresponding to the end of the Early Bronze Age, c. 1600 – 1400 BC. The axe is likely to be of Type Bandon (corresponding to Type Derryniggin in Ireland) and may be variant Swinton because of its diminutive size. The axe appears to have lost the majority of its original surface, and problems in identifying surface detail are further enhanced by a thick coating of glossy varnish applied by the finder. The butt is thin and rounded and both sides are slightly concave and curve outwards to the blade tips to define an expanded blade with a crescentic cutting edge. The flange facets are comparatively low, and define thin-pointed oval.sides. A stop is now only barely discernible on one face, and is positioned approximately mid way along the axe. Blade facets are evident on both faces. No decoration is discernible on any of the faces or sides.
Depicted place (County of findspot) the Vale of Glamorgan
Date between 1600 BC and 1400 BC
Accession number
FindID: 54030
Old ref: NMGW-FDBB88
Filename: DSCN1743.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/11592
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/11592/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/54030
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Object location51° 26′ 53.16″ N, 3° 30′ 32.29″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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