Accession No
1928.179
Description
Fragment of perforated stone axe-hammer. Rectangular in cross-section, with tall sides and cylindrical perforation, tapering towards a narrow end.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Tószeg
Period
Early Bronze Age Middle Fuzesabony
Source
National Museum of Hungary [donor]; Tompa, Ferenc [excavator]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.179; TS162b [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label in black ink affixed to object reads: 'Stratum V. Toszeg 162.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Related Documents)
See photograph of object on catalogue card, no. TS162b in top right hand corner of card 132.
Event Date
Author: maa
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: Danlei Zhou
Context (Field collection)
Stratum V. Joint excavation by Ferenc Tompa, National Museum of Hungary and Louis C.G. Clarke, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1927. See archive (LL1/4/1 – LL1/4/3) for correspondence, notes, drawings, etc.
Event Date 1927
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Half a shaft hole axe with a drilled hole. Function: shaft hole axe Dark grey
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Context (References)
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: Danlei Zhou
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: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of perforated stone axe-hammer. Rectangular in cross-section, with tall sides and cylindrical perforation, tapering towards a narrow end.
Event Date 8/5/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:50425
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