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Some months ago, Mr. Guy Brunton asked me whether I would examine and report upon an Egyptian axe-head. It was one of several specimens of the same date. He was so good as to give me permission to destroy this particular specimen if it was neccessary in the interests of a full scientific investigation. This examination I have now been able to complete, and it may be of interest if I add that, except in one particular—and this, I think, would only be noticed by experts—the specimen has been in no way injured. I emphasise this, because the natural objection to their injury or destruction is the reason why so few investigations have been allowed to be made of ancient metal specimens.
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CARPENTER, H. An Egyptian Axe-head of date 1800 B.C.: its Investigation and Reproduction. Nature 127, 589–591 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127589a0
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