Axe Fragment
29-108-346
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-108-346 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN II, 92; Class J |
| Period | Byzantine |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Perhaps of a double axe. Curved blade dividing into three arms, each of which splits to form an ovoid-shaped socket. The socket bears traces of wood. A thick ridge runs horizontally down the middle of each side and, leaving the blade, forms the middle arm. Oren: "Axehead. Bronze; broken." "The quantitative analysis ahs shown that this specimen is made of brass, or more probably bronze, containing 82-84% copper, 8.4% tin, 1.2% lead, 6.5%zinc, and small amounts of arsenic and silica. It shows clear evidence of being formed in a mold." |
| Length | 9.5 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 1764 - Field No SF |
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