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axe fragment; part of Dawlish hoard (axe)

Ownership/credit: The museum extends its thanks to the Headley Trust, Victoria and Albert Museum, Devon County Council, Refinitiv, the Friends of RAMM and Erin Cox Jewellery who made generous grants. Thanks also to local groups, including the Friends of Dawlish Library, Newton Abbot District Metal Detecting Club and the Devon Archaeological Society and the many individuals who contributed to the campaign to save the Dawlish Hoard

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Ownership/credit: The museum extends its thanks to the Headley Trust, Victoria and Albert Museum, Devon County Council, Refinitiv, the Friends of RAMM and Erin Cox Jewellery who made generous grants. Thanks also to local groups, including the Friends of Dawlish Library, Newton Abbot District Metal Detecting Club and the Devon Archaeological Society and the many individuals who contributed to the campaign to save the Dawlish Hoard

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Ownership/credit: The museum extends its thanks to the Headley Trust, Victoria and Albert Museum, Devon County Council, Refinitiv, the Friends of RAMM and Erin Cox Jewellery who made generous grants. Thanks also to local groups, including the Friends of Dawlish Library, Newton Abbot District Metal Detecting Club and the Devon Archaeological Society and the many individuals who contributed to the campaign to save the Dawlish Hoard

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Descriptions

An axe fragment from a Late Bronze Age hoard found near Dawlish. The Dawlish hoard consists of four gold bracelets, a fragment of bronze sword, two fragments of bronze axe and eleven fragments of bronze ingots. The hoard was found by detectorists Andy Wareham and David Scott near Dawlish. The hoard was probably buried around 3,000 years ago, at the very end of the Bronze Age.

This object is on display at RAMM in the Courtyard.

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