WMID-0042E3 Bronze Age Flat Axehead

3D Model

An incomplete cast copper alloy (bronze) flat axe of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2350 BC to c. 2050 BC).

The flat axe is broadly sub rectangular in shape with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. The butt is relatively thin having a narrow rounded profile; the width at the butt is 29.9 mm (thickness: 3.3 mm). The sides of the axe gently expand in width from the butt to the blade; in shape they are relatively curved. The axe is thickest at the mid point (12.3 mm). The sides of the blade expand to produce a crescentic blade edge with a width of 61.4 mm.

The axe is a mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.

To find out more, visit the portable antiquities scheme database record at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1169337