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1922.24.2

Copper axe

1922.24.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper axe
Long description
Narrow flat axe blade with widened cutting edge, cast of copper or copper alloy. [LM 19/11/2007]
Person
Field collector Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
PRM source Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Maya, uncertain
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 07/1922
Materials and processes
Material Copper Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 147 mm, Width: max 44 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.24.2

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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