Accession No
1924.941 A
Description
One stone axe, probably of schist. Curved cutting edge in section slightly out of centre; tapering body in cross section shaped as truncated lens; one side rounded, the other flat and left partly raw; pointed butt end. Surface polished; chipped on the cutting edge, the sides and the butt end.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Portugal; Algarve; Alentejo
Period
?Neolithic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Fonseca [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.941 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Schist
Local Term
Measurements
166mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
From the Fonseca Collection.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
?All from Alentejo Province
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.941 [A-H]: 'Eight polished celts of various types'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One stone axe, probably of schist. Curved cutting edge in section slightly out of centre; tapering body in cross section shaped as truncated lens; one side rounded, the other flat and left partly raw; pointed butt end. Surface polished; chipped on the cutting edge, the sides and the butt end.
Event Date 27/3/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:49404
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