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Bronze Age axe & Roman purse from North Yorkshire

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The item is a plate from Archaeological Journal (see Bibliography).The engraving shows a Roman arm-purse found at Farndale, North Yorkshire, in 1849, and a decorated socketed axe found at Ulleskelf, North Yorkshire, in 1849.
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Title: Bronze Age axe & Roman purse from North Yorkshire
Description:
The item is a plate from Archaeological Journal (see Bibliography).
The engraving shows a Roman arm-purse found at Farndale, North Yorkshire, in 1849, and a decorated socketed axe found at Ulleskelf, North Yorkshire, in 1849.

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