- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Axe with heavy narrow iron blade and wooden handle, partly burnt and with burnt and incised triangle decoration. [El.B 09/07/2007]
- Long description
- The handle is straight with a bulbous top. The blade is square-sectioned, flattening towards the edge and narrowing to a spike at the opposite end which is stuck through the handle. The blade is incised with lines and triangles. [El.B 09/07/2007]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1911
- Date collected
- 1910 - 1911
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1913
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Burnt, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
- Dimensions
- Length: max 315 mm blade, Length: max 595 mm handle
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1913.31.76
1913.31.76
Axe with heavy narrow iron blade and wooden handle, partly burnt and with burnt and incised triangle decoration. [El.B 09/07/2007]
1913.31.76
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