Abstract
An Iron Age bronze axe was found in Motya (Sicily, Italy)in a prehistoric layer dating from the 10thcentury BC underneath the 4thcentury BC patrician residency known as “Casa dei mosaici”. The axe belongs to the double-looped socketed typewell known in central Mediterranean in the time span 1200-900 BC, and it is comparable with some coeval Sardinian specimens.The bronze has been characterised using the backscattering electron signal of a SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy). The resulting composition of the metal alloy is Cu-Sn-As with an addition of Pbin some specific spots
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