Accession No
1928.66
Description
Stone axe hammer. Round cutting edge with a large chip; plano-convex section, with a large chip taken out of the flat face; rounded sides with a lenticular cross-section; flat butt; large circular perforation in the body for a shaft. Ground surfaces.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Tószeg
Period
Bronze Age
Source
Ramsden, John (Sir) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.66
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
148mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Piece of paper accompanies object, adds: 'Stone hoe'.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
Context (References)
Childe, V. Gordon. (1927). ‘A Bronze Age Village in Hungary: A Thousand Years of Prehistory’. The Illustrated London News, 24 September 1927, p. 498.
Event Date 1927
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Perforated stone axe-hammer. Plano-convex section. Cylindrical hole. The hammer end was apparently cut quite perpendicular and flat, but a groove has since been worn into it by use.
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Schalk, Emily. (1981). ‘Die Frühbronzezeitliche Tellsiedlung bei Tószeg, Ostungarn, mit Fundmaterial aus der sammlung Groningen (Niederlande) und Cambridge (Grossbritannien)’. Dacia, vol. 25. pp. 63–129.
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Context (References)
Leighton, Mary and Stig Sorensen, Marie Louise. (2004). 'Breathing Life into the Archives: Reflections Upon Decontextualization and the Curatorial History of V.G. Childe and the Material from Toszeg'. European Journal of Archaeology, vol. 7. pp. 41-60
Event Date 2004
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Stone axe hammer. Round cutting edge with a large chip; plano-convex section, with a large chip taken out of the flat face; rounded sides with a lenticular cross-section; flat butt; large circular perforation in the body for a shaft. Ground surfaces.
Event Date 3/5/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:49089
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