Accession No
Z 41958
Description
Polished flint adze. Roughly trapezoidal in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. Upper face convex and irregular, lower face flat or slightly concave and smooth. Straight cutting edge. Irregular sides and butt end.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark
Period
Neolithic
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 41958
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
94mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'W.K.F.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Stone Axe.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1892). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.'
Event Date 1892
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'Archaeologies of the Founding Collection: Artefacts that Established the Museum' from March 2002 to December 2003.
Event Date 3/2002
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Polished flint adze. Roughly trapezoidal in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. Upper face convex and irregular, lower face flat or slightly concave and smooth. Straight cutting edge. Irregular sides and butt end.
Event Date 25/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:41446
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