11988.2 | 1929,1017.557
| Description (Catalog Card): | [.1-.2] Copper Axe (broken but complete) Type XVII but unusually long & narrow. |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1203 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Copper2 Socket |
| Measurement (Catalog Card): | greatest width 004 l. 0282 |
| U Number: | 11988.21 |
| Object Type: | Tools and Equipment >> Axes, Choppers, Scrapers >> Axes 2 |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Description (Modern): | Haft end of a small copper alloy axe head, socket formed by bending and hammering the ends down.2 |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Copper Alloy 2 |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1929,1017.5572 |
| Notes: | Matched with 30-12-297 as well, and subdivided [.1-.2]. The blade is in the Penn Museum (30-12-297) the haft is in the British Museum (1929,1017.557). If you add the measurements together, they are very close to Woolley's measurements. 2 |
| [1] Subdivided because in both the Penn and British Museums. |
| [2] Data collected by British Museum research team. |
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | PG/1203 | (none) | (none) |
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