Accession No
1937.338
Description
Copper alloy socketed axe. Socket with rectangular cross-section and moulding ring below mouth; one side of body tapering; slightly curved cutting edge; casting seams visible on sides; a small triangular hole on either face, nearly opposite. Green patina. Blue-coloured copper corrosion product on face and inside socket; chips to mouth of socket.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Unknown
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.338
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
97mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bronze socketed axe, almost rectangular. Socket of narrow oblong section, small triangular openings on both faces, nearly but not exactly opposite. Slightly raised moulding just below mouth of socket
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy socketed axe. Socket with rectangular cross-section and moulding ring below mouth; one side of body tapering; slightly curved cutting edge; casting seams visible on sides; a small triangular hole on either face, nearly opposite. Green patina. Blue-coloured copper corrosion product on face and inside socket; chips to mouth of socket.
Event Date 30/10/2023
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:65521
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