Accession No

1901.49


Description

Ground and partially polished axe.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Bottisham; Bottisham Lode; Bottisham Fen


Period

Neolithic


Source

Chapman, Robert [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1901.49; MAA: Z 15323; CAM 65


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

77mm x 30mm x 150mm


Events

Context (Analysis)
Stone Axe Petrological Identification number CAM 65: Rock Group XX.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Acquisition Details)
Relation between 1901.49 and AR 1901.49 unclear.
Event Date 1901
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: '1900.49[sic]. Bottisham Fen, Cambs. March 1901. Purchased'
Event Date 1901
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (CMS Description)
Stone Axe
Event Date 23/9/1986
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Number on label has been changed to 1900.49 in error as further down label it states 1901.
Event Date 4/2/2005
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Ground and partially polished axe.
Event Date 18/11/2022
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:10481

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