COLLECTION OF BRONZE AGE BRONZE AXE HEADS. Ca. 1700 - 1300 BC. A collection of four axe heads, each made from a single cast piece of bronze, then hammered to raise the side flanges and a pronounced stop-ridge above a hafting depression. The bodies are elongated with gently arched cutting edges. For similar see: A. M. Bietti Sestieri, E. Macnamara, Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500-720 BC) in the British Museum, Cat. 84, 85, 241. Size: 60-100mm x 30-45mm; Weight: 720g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s).