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2007.92.2

Cast of a bronze axe

2007.92.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cast of a bronze axe
Long description
Plaster cast painted gold, made with the mould for a bronze palstave axe. [El.B 06/11/2007]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
[Bourgogne Saône-et-Loire Mâcon]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Unknown Source
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900 Archaeological period: Bronze Age
Acquisition information
Acquired: 1900 Found unentered: 2007
Materials and processes
Material Plaster, Material Pigment, Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 152 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2007.92.2
Associated publications
Published in H. Coghlan 1951 'Notes on the Prehistoric Metallurgy of Copper & Bronze in the Old World' (Pitt Rivers Museum, Occasional Papers on Technology 4, pp 59-60, Pl. IX.

Search terms: Reproduction, Weapon, Tool, Cast, Axe

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