Record ID: LIN-7A54B8 - BRONZE AGE axehead

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AXEHEAD

Unique ID: LIN-7A54B8

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Bronze Age copper alloy axehead

An incomplete copper-alloy axehead dating to the Bronze Age. Only the blade end survives, which is broken along a roughly vertical axis across the head. The break appears to be caused by shattering rather than being the result of intentional destruction. The blade-edge is a sharp wide crescent with the terminals extending approximately 9mm high from edge of the break. The surface of the axe is smooth and appears to be relatively unworn. The axe has a mid-brown patina.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 1200 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 52 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
To be known as: Leasingham

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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