Accession No
1897.208
Description
Small adze or axe of yellow brown stone. Roughly trapezoidal in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. Straight cutting edge. Squared sides tapering towards an irregular butt. Much water worn.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark; Sjeland; Holbeck; Lerchenborg
Period
Neolthic
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1897.208; MAA: AR 1897.13
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
59mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label in black ink affixed to object reads: 'Lerchenborg, Holbeck, Sjeland, Denmark. 8th August 1897. a.v.H.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Small brown stone celt.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'A small square-sided adze, much water-worn.'
Event Date 1897
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Found by the donor, August 8 1897, near Lerchenborg.
Event Date 8/8/1897
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Display)
Exhibited: 'Archaeologies of the Founding Collection: Artefacts that Established the Museum' from March 2002 to Dec 2003.
Event Date 3/2002
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small adze or axe of yellow brown stone. Roughly trapezoidal in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. Straight cutting edge. Squared sides tapering towards an irregular butt. Much water worn.
Event Date 26/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:21863
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