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LOT 0329
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1400-1150 B.C.
6 5/8 in. (443 grams, 17 cm).
Triangular flange on each side rising from the butt to the stop bar; below the septum, a hollow to each face; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with curved edge and raised median rib.
ProvenanceFound Spridlington, Lincolnshire, UK.
LiteratureSee Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, pp.76-84, and figs.56-68, for similar types.
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