Bronze Trunnion Axe

Bronze Trunnion Axe

Description:

Bronze trunnion axe head; cast and hammered; blade curved on both edges, narrowing in the centre and widening at each end; one end damaged and butt missing.


Dimensions: Length: 8.50 centimetres; Thickness: 1 centimetres; Width: 4.40 centimetres


Object Type: axe


Techniques: cast; hammered

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1200 - 1050 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi (foundry hoard)

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1471