Accession No
1937.341
Description
Copper alloy socketed axe. Rectangular socket with squared moulding ring below mouth; tapering body, slightly expanded at cutting edge and decorated with a raised V on one face below moulding ring; sides with casting seams. Damage around mouth.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Han
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.341
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
116mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bronze socketed axe with rectangular socket and very heavy squared moulding below mouth of socket. Narrow tapering blade, slightly expanded at cutting edge decorated on one face with an incised V.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy socketed axe. Rectangular socket with squared moulding ring below mouth; tapering body, slightly expanded at cutting edge and decorated with a raised V on one face below moulding ring; sides with casting seams. Damage around mouth.
Event Date 30/10/2023
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:65524
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