Early Bronze Age 'Flanged' Axe
Copper-alloy, 95 grams, 74.43 mm. Circa 3,000-2,000 BC. With rounded cutting edge and shallow raised flanges to the sides. Reference: John Evans The Ancient Bronze Weapons & Ornaments of Great Britain & Ireland, London, 1881, page 52. Provenance: from an old English collection. A little abraded but a good example.