Bronze Catling Axe Blade - image 1

Middle Bronze Age II

Bronze Catling Axe Blade

Bronze axe blade cast in one piece; wedge shaped with broad butt with eyelet and gentle lunate cutting edge; Catling type B.I. d.; surface heavily corroded; unprovenanced; other examples dated to MCI or later. Dimensions: Width: 2.30 - 3.50 centimetres; Diameter: 1.10 centimetres; Length: 15.30 centimetres max ; Weight: 570 grammes Object Type: axe Series: Catling type (B.I.d) Techniques: cast; pierced

Date

1900 - 1650 BC

Accession No.

1969,1231.34

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Found/Acquired: Nicosia (city)