Accession No

1924.671 A


Description

Stone axe mounted in an antler sleeve. The axe is made of greyish green stone with a partially polished surface, incorporating a slightly curved butt end, flat sides and a curved cutting edge, with a truncated lens cross-section. The antler sleeve has an oval mounting hole and ledge. Not clear cut with a smooth hafting surface. Fragment of the sleeve detached and not present.


Place

Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Lake Pfäffikon; Robenhausen


Period

Neolithic


Source

Bonney, Frederick Thomas George (Rev) [collector and donor]; Messikommer, Jakob [excavator and vendor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.671 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Antler; Stone


Local Term


Measurements

62mm x 144mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Antler haft is marked: 'Robenhausen'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Auction / Sale)
Purchased by Rev. Thomas George Bonney from Jakob Messikommer at Robenhausen in July 1867 (see Leckie, 2011 p. 147).
Event Date 7/1867
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register description for 1924.671 [A-D]: 'Celts (one hafted in antler)'
Event Date 1924
Author: maa


Context (References)
Leckie, Katherine. (2011). ‘Chapter 4: Storehouses of Ancient Relics’. In Collecting Swiss Lake Dwellings in Britain 1850-1900. Unpublished PhD. Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. pp. 147-148
Event Date 2011
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (Display)
Exhibited: Andrews Gallery, sase 4.17, Clarke Gallery, 2012-2020
Event Date 2012
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Stone axe mounted in an antler sleeve. The axe is made of greyish green stone with a partially polished surface, incorporating a slightly curved butt end, flat sides and a curved cutting edge, with a truncated lens cross-section. The antler sleeve has an oval mounting hole and ledge. Not clear cut with a smooth hafting surface. Fragment of the sleeve detached and not present.
Event Date 19/4/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:49374

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