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Axe Head
Axe Head
Axe Head

Axe Head

Date200 b.c.
Mediumbronze
Dimensions7 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (18.1 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque High School
Object numberPC1976.83.18
DescriptionThis flat, pointed bronze axe blade has a curved, triangular cutting edge located at one end of the object. A band of metal separates the blade from the rest of the object, which is flat and rectangular. A handle could be affixed to this lower section of the object.
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