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flat axe
Object Type
flat axe
Museum number
WG.2435
Description
Copper-alloy flat axe; with a thin, rounded butt. Sides splay gradually from butt to an uneven very worn, slightly rounded cutting-edge. Entire object is covered with a green patina and is very worn.
Cultures/periods
Early Bronze Age
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Rev William Greenwell
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Longford (county - Ireland)
(between Longford and Granard)
Materials
copper alloy
Type series
Killaha
Technique
cast
hammered
Dimensions
Length:
117 millimetres
(Max)
Weight:
254.10 grammes
Thickness:
9.60 millimetres
(Max)
Width:
65.60 millimetres
(Max)
Curator's comments
Killaha type Label attached to object surface - 2435. Found between Longford & Granard.
Bibliographic references
Harbison 1969 / Early Bronze Age axes of Ireland
(782)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
John Pierpont Morgan
Acquisition date
1909
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
WG.2435