Object: Hammer-Flanged Flat Axe
Classification: Flanged
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Doncaster Museum, acquired 1926
Site: Ireland,Co. Limerick
County: County Limerick
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 155
Width (mm): 30 at ridge
Edge (mm): 80
Thickness (mm): 11
Weight (g): 380
Patina: Dark and peaty, though bronze colour shows through in places below the ridge.
Surface: Generally smooth, though slightly pitted in places.
Description: Flanges very slight and irregular (hammered). Slight angular break forming a rudimentary stop-ridge. Edge sharp