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


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