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Bronze Age British Primary Shield Palstave Axe

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Bronze Age British Primary Shield Palstave Axe

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14th-10th century BC. A substantial bronze palstave axehead with square butt developing to two lateral flanges on each face extending beyond the ledge stop to form the shield-shaped enclosure; blade facet and broad convex cutting edge. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, PrÃ¤historische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7, Munich, 1981, items 775, 782, 783. 355 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX29; formerly in the Peter Batterbee collection; found Methwold, Norfolk, UK; in the 1980s.

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Bronze Age British Primary Shield Palstave Axe

Name: Bronze Age British Primary Shield Palstave Axe
SKU: 57009380
Price: 140 GBP
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