Accession No
1922.1231 A
Description
Partially polished axe. The broken blade is asymmetrical. It is slightly hollowed on one side, indicating use as an adze. Square sided
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge
Period
Neolithic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Maitland, William Fuller [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.1231 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Auction / Sale)
Catalogue card in Cyril Fox's hand reads: 'Bought by a Cambridge Dealer at sale of W. Fuller Maitlands property at Stansted Hall, Essex'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Labelled 'Cambridge July 1871'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Auction / Sale)
Bought by a Cambridge dealer in 1921 or 1922 at the sale of the effects of the late Mr William Fuller Maitland of Stansted Hall, Essex and was acquired for MAA by Louis C. G. Clarke.
Event Date 1921
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1922.1231 A-C: 'Three Neolithic axes of Scandinavian type.'
An addition in Cyril Fox's hand reads: 'Partially polished. Flint. The broken blade of A is asymmetrical + is slightly hollowed on one side, indicating use as an adze. All are square-sided.'
Event Date 1922
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (CMS Description)
Partially polished. The broken bead is asymmetrical. It is slighty hollowed on one side, indicating use as an adze. Square sided
Event Date 19/8/1986
Author: maa
FM:10372
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