British Late Bronze Age 'Socketted & Looped' Axe
Bronze, 120 grams, 73.54 mm. Late Bronze Age; 1,200-500 BC. Small size cast socketted axe with loop to assist tying the head to the haft. The cutting edge convex and the socket slightly squared. Reference: J. Evans Bronze Age Implements; Lord McAlpine Antiquities from Europe and the Near East, p.103, 11.18-21. Good very fine condition with an attractive 'mottled' patination. Provenance: found West Yorkshire, from on old English collection.