Object: Holed Axe
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
Site: Denmark
Country: Denmark
Year of discovery: NA
Other: This card is a list of 14 axes from several areas in Denmark.
Description: List overleaf of specimens either plain or with decoration now invisible: Decorated specimens are separately carded.,  No.; Weight; Provenance; Remarks,  11237; 864; Sjaelland/Zealand; plain, badly corroded.,  20552; 1152; unknown; plain, badly corroded.,  26013; 1314; Tarnborg; Slagelse; ornament weathered and unintelligible.,  B377; 1326; Brande; Ris; Plain,  B1383; 1443; Jylland; Plain,  B3096 (1); 1538; Bregninge; Skippinge; Plain and rough, dull brass colour.,  B3096 (2); 1826;Bregninge; Skippinge; plain and rough, dull brass colour.,  B3096 (3); 1995; Bregninge; Skippinge; plain and rough, dull brass colour.,  B3096 (4); 1868;Bregninge; Skippinge; plain and rough, dull brass colour.,  B3096 (5); 1849.5; Bregninge; Skippinge; plain and rough, dull brass colour.,  B4961; 1720.5; Gislinge; Tusse; ,  B9612; 1235; Tranebjerg; Samso; Plain, corroded.,  B10894; 1287; Bolslunde, Slagelse; Plain, corroded, broken in two.,  B11335; 1363; Sovind; Vor; Plain, corroded.
Publications: The artist writes as follows: " The holed axes in the Bronze Age series are included in Period I according to accepted classification.  Sophus Muller, hoever, told me that he has ceased to regard to regard them as so early and would place them in Period II. He stressed the native manufacture, pointing to some of the unique curvilinear motifs."