Name:

Miniature axe [3D]

Other names:

little bronze axe

Type of object:

Archaeological artifact

Archaelogical site:

Kalisz Old Town-settlement

Location:

Kalisz-Kalisz Old Town (Poland)

Characteristics of the object- technique:

casting ; engraving

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

copper alloy

Characteristics of the object- length:

lenght 5,1 cm ; blade lenght 3,8 cm

Object description:

Miniature axe, type 1 according to Makarov, with semicilcular ,,spur” at the end of the beard. Elongated butt. Double line along the outer edges. Decorated. Head separated from the chick with triple line. At the upper edge under the fringe, a line of dotes is visible. Large circle in the central part

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Kędzierski, Adam

Author (of drawing, photo, record):

Wyczółkowski, Dariusz ; Mirowska, Wiktoria ; Dębek, Marcin

Data:

2014

Accession number:

Kalisz SM-61-2014

Chronology:

XI-XII century

Subject and Keywords:

Kalisz ; Old Town ; early Middle Ages ; craft ; miniature axe ; pendant ; amulet ; bronze

Relation:

Badania archeologiczne w Kaliszu

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open