Two flanged celts and an axe-head, Bronze Age.

Made:
Hungary
Flanged bronze celt with stop-ridge, Hungary

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Flanged bronze celt with stop-ridge, Hungary
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Flanged bronze celt with stop-ridge, Hungary, DATE. A celt is a stone or metal prehistoric implement with a chisel edge. Both of these examples are Hungarian, and one of them has a stop-ridge. The axe head is Bronze Age. Its wedge-shaped blade is an example of the most common form of axe head.

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1949-242
type:
celts
credit:
Sotheby and Compan