Accession No
1920.470
Description
Copper alloy axe-ingot, type III, with a curved, semicircular leading edge, tapering to a sub-rectangular butt. Obverse side has a deep circular depression in the centre. Cross section is plano-convex.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Jharkhand; Ranchi District; Bartola
Period
Bronze Age
Source
Patna Museum [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1920.470; 2705 [Patna Museum No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
16mm x 152mm x 110mm
Events
Context (Analysis)
Metallurgical analysis by Dr. Cecil Desch showed copper 93.22, lead 1.52.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Part of a hoard of 21 similar axes found in 1915 in the soil after it had been washed away by the rains.
Event Date 1915
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by exchange with the Patna Museum.
Event Date 1920
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Copper celt.'
Event Date 1920
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: on display in the Clarke Gallery, case 65, from 1984 until 25/02/2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (References)
Yule, Paul. (1985). Metalwork of the Bronze Age in India. Prahistorische Bronzefunde 20,8. Munich: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. p. 45, Pl. 28, Fig. 378.
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy axe-ingot, type III, with a curved, semicircular leading edge, tapering to a sub-rectangular butt. Obverse side has a deep circular depression in the centre. Cross section is plano-convex.
Event Date 3/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:135940
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