Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus
Copper Catling Axe, Early Bronze Age II Cypriot weapons & armour
Copper Catling Axe, Early Bronze Age II Cypriot, c. 2300–1900 BC. British Museum, 1940,0424.4.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Early Bronze Age II

Copper Catling Axe

Flat axe of wedge shape cast in copper from a one-piece mould and hammered to shape; Catling type B.1.b with medium square butt. Dimensions: Width: 1.30 - 2.70 centimetres shorter end is damaged so the minimum width might be smaller ; Length: 6.80 centimetres; Weight: 42.17 centimetres; Thickness: 0.60 centimetres max, in middle of object Object Type: axe Series: Catling type (B.1.b) Techniques: cast; hammered

Classification

Object type
Tool
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
probablyBronze AgeEarly Cypriot (Early Bronze Age)
Date
2300 - 1900 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Bellapais-Vounous

Browse the catalogue by ware, shape, period and more →

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Vounous

Identifiers

Accession no.
1940,0424.4, British Museum · Museum record

Also recorded as

Corrections and additions

Do you know this object?

We are always looking for more of an object's history: who owned it, where it was sold or shown, and where it was published.

Missing from this record

  • No publication recorded

We would like to hear about

  • Earlier owners, sales or exhibitions
  • Publications that illustrate or mention it
  • Where it is now, if it has moved
  • Better photographs, or a close parallel
  • A mistake in what we say about it
Write to us

or alexis@ancientcyprus.com

Messages are read by us alone and kept confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. Tell us if you would like to be thanked by name on the page.

Similar pieces