220 Bronze-Age Weapons in the Doncaster Museum. 



Fig 3 is a short winged celt, and is as originally cast, the 

 cutting edge not having been hammered out ; otherwise it 

 would have somewhat resembled Evans's No. 53 from Burwell 

 Fen. It is 4 ins. in length, i| ins. across the cutting edge, 



1 in. across the wings, the depression on each side for the shaft 

 extending for i| ins. At the base of this depression on both 

 sides of the axe is a semi-lunar decoration. Weight y\ oz. 



Fig. 4.— A winged celt, 5^- ins. in length, 2 ins. in greatest 

 width, the cutting edge being 2| ins. long, and the wings i in. 

 in width ; the depression for the shaft 2 ins. in length, below 

 which, on each side, is a large semi-lunar decoration, containing 

 three raised ridges, very much after the pattern of the ridges 

 which frequently occur on socketed axes. In this case the 

 bronze was hardly sufficiently molten when put into the mould, 

 resulting in the surface being considerably wrinkled. It is 

 from Ashby, Lines. Weight 9^ oz. 



No. 5. — An axe of somewhat similar type to the preceding 

 which has suffered by the use of a file. There is a broad medial 

 ridge along the blade, and a narrow raised ridge, to assist in 

 secure shafting, in the hollows for the handle. This axe 

 resembles Evans's No. 63, from Sunningwell. It is 5] ins. long, 



2 ins. wide, length of cutting edge 2\ ins., wings | in. across, 

 but were originally slightly more. The hollows for the shaft 

 extend for i\ ins. It is from Scrooby, Notts. Weight gj oz. 



No. 6. — A plain winged celt with cutting edge well formed 

 and sharpened ; length 6^ ins., greatest width 2\ ins., cutting 

 edge 3 ins., width of wings i in., hollows for shaft 2| ins., 

 though these are more shallow than usual. Found at Tickhill. 

 Weight 14^ oz. 



No. 7. — A palstave provided wth a loop for secure shafting, 

 decorated by a prominent medial ridge, as well as by a smaller 

 ridge on each side of the blade, these three gradually disap- 

 pearing towards the cutting edge. The top of the axe has been 

 hammered flat, Length 6\ ins., width 2| ins., wings i in. 

 wide. This specimen was found on the bank of the River Idle 

 at Misson, Notts., in 1864. Weight \2l oz. A very similar 

 example to this is in the Hull Museum. 



No. 8. — A long-bladed, narrow, but massive palstave, 

 provided with a loop, its characteristic being its small cutting 

 edge compared with its length, and the wings triangular in 

 shape. A broad ridge occurs on each side of the blade, which 

 disappears towards the cutting edge. Length, 6| ins., greatest 

 width 1 1 ins., cutting edge 2 ins. ; width of wings at base, 

 i\ ins., length of hollows for shaft 2f ins. It bears a label 

 to the effect that it was found at Dane's Hill near Adwick-le- 

 Street. Weight i6| oz. 



No. 9. — An axe similar in type to the last, but more massive, 

 .and better formed. It is almost as turned out from the mould, 



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