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The ancient bronze implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland (1881)

Evans, John, Sir, 1823-1908 · London, Longmans, Green & Co. · leaf 173

An illustration from The ancient bronze implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland, 1881, leaf 173 — wo faces of the blade. Although no celts with the T-shaped butt-end have been found in Britain, or, indeed, in Western Europe, I have thought it worth while to engrave this curious example of the method of mounting such blades, especially as the central projections of the Irish form of celt, like… … Fig. 182.— Modern Afrioan Axe of Iron. \ seem to be the most ancient, it is probable that these were hafted by the butt-end being merely driven into a club or handle of wood, in the same manner as many stone celts appear to have been mounted. The modern iron hatchet, from Western Africa, shown in…

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