Bronze Age Socketed Axe Head

$378.89

An European Bronze Age socketed axe head, decorated on both sides with a simple geometric design and featuring a corded band around the socket. The casting seam is visible above and below where the two halves have been joined.

Date: Circa 1200- 800 BC
Period: Bronze Age
Provenance: From the Alexander Cotton collection, Hampshire, acquired 1980s.
Condition: Fine, complete and intact, signs of aging and earthly encrustations to the surface. Mounted on a custom made stand.

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SKU: FP-98 Category: Tag:

European Bronze Age farmers differed from their stone-cutting predecessors – they used horses and chariots to work; kept flocks of sheep for woollen clothing; and used bronze as a standard commodity of exchange. Technological development was rapid; the manufacture of tools and weapons increased; and specialised equipment emerged for shaving, woodworking, and metalworking. Axes such as this one would have been used primarily for clearing woodland and for shaping timber, but would also have proved useful in battles.

To find out more about British Bronze Age please see our relevant blog post: Bronze Age Britain.

Weight 600 g
Dimensions L 10 cm
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