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1917.53.245

Axe head with expanded blade, eye haft socket and square ended butt. [SM 29/01/2008]

1917.53.245

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe head with expanded blade, eye haft socket and square ended butt. [SM 29/01/2008]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Edward Burnett Tylor
PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Iron Age
Date collected
By 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed
Dimensions
Width: max 72 mm, Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1917.53.245

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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