File:Bronze Age , Socketed Axehead (FindID 503783).jpg

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Bronze Age : Socketed Axehead
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York Museums Trust, Rebecca Griffiths, 2012-05-24 11:11:46
Title
Bronze Age : Socketed Axehead
Description
English: An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of Bronze Age date. What remains of the body of the axeheand is sub-rectangular in plan and extends out to a wide, prominently flared cutting edge which is worn and broken. The axehead is hollow with a square section and is undecorated. Much of the body and the butt end have been lost to old and worn breaks.
The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The axehead is 50.1mm long, 45.3mm wide, 17.8mm thick and weighs 39.4g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1200 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 503783
Old ref: YORYM-648FC4
Filename: CA0063.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/382657
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/382657/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/503783
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