Image: ArtskUK Blocks Export of 4,000-Year-Old Battle-Axe Head to Give Museums Time to Buy It
The UK government has placed a temporary export bar on the Scarthingwell battle-axe head, a rare Early Bronze Age object found in North Yorkshire in 1974, giving museums until 22 December 2026 to raise the recommended 15,000 pounds to keep it in the country.
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