Late Bronze Age III

Bronze Double Axe

Bronze double axe; cast and hammered; arms rectangular in section thickening to circular shaft hole in centre; one arm notably shorter than the other, possibly reground; two marks lighly impressed on edge of longer arm, resembling an 'A' and a 'V'. Dimensions: Height: 5.20 centimetres; Length: 20 centimetres; Width: 4.40 centimetres Object Type: axe Techniques: impressed; cast; hammered Inscription: Inscription type: inscription Inscription position: edge of longer arm Inscription language: Cypro-Minoan Inscription script: Cypro-Minoan Inscription note: Cypro-Minoan? Signs resembling a 'V' and an 'A'. Described in Catling 1964 as 'syllabic' but this cannot be ascertained with certainty.