Rights Holder: National Museum Wales
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
FLANGED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: WREX-F8D353
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Heavily corroded copper alloy long flanged axe (developed flat axe) dating from the final phase of the Early to the earliest Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - 1700 BC). The axe is of the type Arreton (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, no. 413) which is dated Early Bronze Age III, of metalworking stage V, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 3 c2000 - 1700 CAL BC.
The axe has straight sides and a flared cutting edge, which is damaged, measures 71.96mm in width. The axe has a stop ridge and low raised flanges. The septum between the flanges measures 14.85mm.
Length: 133mm; width (at the stop ridge): 33mm; width (at the butt end): 24mm; thickness (at the stop ridge): 27mm; thickness (at the butt end): 6mm; weight: 414.4g
Notes:
The axe is very heavily corroded with some traces of active bronze disease.
Class:
developed flat axe
Sub class: tinal phase of the Early to the earliest Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - 1700 BC)., type Arreton (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, no. 413)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2000 BC
Date to: Circa 1700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 133 mm
Width: 71.96 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight: 414.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2019 - Saturday 22nd June 2019
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 190622
Materials and construction
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: LVPL-C7CF65
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A complete cast copper alloy long flanged axehead (developed flat axe) dating from the final phase of the Early to the earliest Middle Bronze…
Workflow: Published
Find number: KENT-17EAAB
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
An incomplete copper-alloy, flanged axehead, dating from the final phase of the Early to the earliest Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - 1500 BC). …
Workflow: Published
Find number: WILT-178257
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A complete copper-alloy and tinned developed flat axe with hammer raised flanges of later Early Bronze Age date (c. 2000 - 1700 BC). The clas…
Workflow: Published
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618