- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Bronze axe
- Long description
- Axe, tool or weapon.
- Geographical reference
- Ireland County Carlow
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date
- Date collected
- By 1874
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884
- Materials and processes
- Material Bronze Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast, Process Socketed
- Dimensions
- Length x Width x Height: max 86 x 62 x 35 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.119.179 PR Cat other PR nos: 2311
- Research and responses
Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object may have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]
Between 2005 - 2007 a survey of metalwork in the PRM was undertaken by Gali Beiner, a conservator in the Museum. As part of this study 77 objects were analysed using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) providing a qualitative non destructive analysis of the alloy composition. This object was one of those analysed, the results showed the presence of Cu, Sn, Fe (bronze). A copy of the analysis and report is held in conservation [GB 23/8/2007; MN 27/10/2009]
1884.119.179
Bronze axe
1884.119.179
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