Record ID: NMGW-3E1123
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Iron Age iron axehead The implement is incomplete, with some damage to the socket (with a length of 81.3mm and a weight of 64.3g). The butt is irregular but is likely to have been truncated, although possibly was not much longer (with a width of 5mm and a thickness of 2mm – 3mm). A socket was formed by forged flanges, now damaged and incomplete (giving a maximum overall depth of 11.4mm and producing a socket width of 8mm). The butt end has straight, near parallel, slightly divergent sides (with a length of 32mm and a maximum butt width of 21mm) with surviving evidence …
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-108701
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Relatively slight, complete but damaged forged iron woodman's axehead. The axehead has a crescentic cutting edge, possibly worn at the top of the blade edge. The axe blade diverges to the cutting edge. The shaft-hole would have been tear shaped, but is now torn and distorted on one side. The rear of the axehead has a flat rectangular platform, which would have been used as a hammer.
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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