Object: Hammer-Flanged Flat Axe
Classification: Flanged
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Herts County Museum, St. Albans,lent by Capt. J. H. Ball, RAF,7
Site: Ireland,Co. Limerick,Newcastle West
County: County Limerick
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 140
Width (mm): middle 33; butt 26.5
Edge (mm): 71.5
Thickness (mm): 12; 11; 11.5
Weight (g): 389.81
Patina: Thin patina medium brown, with a few spots of light green corrosion.
Surface: Smooth, but slightly pitted, also a few pock holes.
Description: Faceted sides, but not very pronounced.