
Middle Bronze Age I
Small bronze flat axe-head or celt
Small bronze flat axe-head or celt Dimensions: 3.1cm (width)9.7cm (length) Object Type: tool or implement > celt; tool or implement > axe
Classification
- Object type
- Tool
- Material
- MetalCopper and bronze
- Date
- 2000 - 1850 BC
Collection
Provenance
- Europe, Cyprus (find spot)
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- AN1927.1283, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology · Museum record
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