Object: Socketed Axe
Classification: Cast
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: 5043 (Cast)
Site: England,Cheshire,Runcorn,Found near Runcorn in 1891-2 when excavating Manchester Chip Canal.
Parish: Runcorn
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1891
Length (mm): 127
Edge (mm): 62
Thickness (mm): 46
Other: Length: 5" = 127mm,Width: cutting edge 2 7/16" = 61.9125mm,Thickness: max 1 13/16" = 46.04mm
Description: A bronze cast of the original - apparently quite accurate. Rib and pellet (ovals) decoration.
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