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1926.26.32
Socketed copper alloy axe-head, dating to the Bronze Age. One of a hoard of 8 socketed axe-heads found after ploughing, near Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, in 1907. The axe has three ribs and a pronounced collar at the upper end. The cutting edge is slightly fanned. There is a loop which has a large vane of waste material derived from the casting process.
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Bronze Age
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