Accession No

1894.21


Description

Tranchet axe


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Burwell


Period

Mesolithic


Source

Morley [vendor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1894.21; MAA: 44


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Printed museum label affixed to object reads: '44'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: 'Burwell Cambs 1894. 21.94'
Event Date 1894
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Auction / Sale)
According to the Accession Register, this was purchased from Morley, along with 1894.18 - 1894.20, in 1894 for £1:9:0.
Event Date 1894
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (CMS Description)
Stone Tranchet Axe
Event Date 20/8/1986
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'A Survival Story: Prehistoric Life at Star Carr', Li Ka Shing Gallery, Case 2.03, 21 June 2018 - 16 March 2020.
Event Date 21/6/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2018.5 | A Survival Story: Prehistoric Life at Star Carr
Event Date 21/6/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:10243

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