Copper celt, or axe head, from the Copper Hoard Culture

Details

• Title

  Copper celt, or axe head, from the Copper Hoard Culture

• Associated place

  Asia › India › central India › Madhya Pradesh › Balaghat district › Gungeria (find spot (hoard))

• Date

  2500 - 1000 BC

• Material and technique

  copper, cast

• Material index

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  tool/implement › celt

• Dimensions

  19.1 x 13 x 1.2 cm max. (length x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Major General H. L. Haughton, 1927.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1954.66

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