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Sir John Evans's Collections of Artefacts

 

Bronze Age Axehead

Country of Origin: Ireland

Description: Copper alloy decorated axehead.

Dimensions: 17.5cm length x 10.2cm width

Object Period: Bronze Age

Provenance: Ireland

Museum Accession No.: AN1927.2762

Aquisition History: Purchased from Robert Day of Ireland in 1877, subsequently presented to the Ashmolean Museum by Sir Arthur Evans in 1927.

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