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LOT 1270
Bronze Age 'The Manston Hoard' Palstave Axehead
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1400-1150 B.C.
7 1/8 in. (480 grams, 18 cm).
Complete and one of the best examples in the hoard; triangular flanges rise from the butt to the stop bar; below the septum a hollow to both faces; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips; a rare opportunity to acquire a British Bronze Age axe from a recorded treasure hoard. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016.
Accompanied by copies of the British Museum's portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-495597 and disclaimed as Treasure with reference no.2016 T618.
See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS KENT-495597 (this find).
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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