Axe

Description
Found at Wrington in North Somerset, this palstave (axe) is part of a hoard comprising two palstaves and a socketed hammer. The items are more than 3,000 years old.
Accession Loan No.
WESTM : 2013.6.1
Collection Class
Prehistoric
Common Name
axe
Simple Name
palstave
Period Classification
Bronze Age (2500-700 BC)
Production Date
1300-1150 BC
Production Country
England
Production Continent
Europe
Material
bronze
Collector / Excavator
Jonathan Talbot
Collection Parish
Wrington
Collection Town
Wrington
Collection County
Somerset
Collection Country
England
Collection Continent
Europe

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