socketed axe
- Museum number
- 1847,0630.3
- Description
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Copper alloy socketed axe; cast. Oval mouth with bevelled rim. Neck is concave and ridge is set at top of loop. Sides are straight and cutting edge is slightly expanded. Casting seams were trimmed. Cross-section of body is sub-rectangular.
- Dimensions
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Length: 36 millimetres (mouth)
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Length: 57.50 millimetres
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Weight: 84.20 grammes
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Width: 39 millimetres (cutting edge)
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Width: 30 millimetres (mouth)
- Curator's comments
- In Eogan 2000 findspot given as "Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh." This is near to Florence Court, which is the findspot given by the register.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1847,0630.3