Accession No
1925.28 E
Description
Polished stone axed with squared sides. Rechipped at both ends.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk
Period
Neolithic
Source
Tapp, William Munro (Dr) [donor]; Vansittart (Mr) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1925.28 E; 146 [Tapp catalogue]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
76mm x 38mm x 183mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
In the Tapp catalogue is a description of the original collectors of this object. This was part of a group of objects purchased by C. Hartly in December 1912 for £5.5 from Mr Alfred Bell of Ipswich, a distinguished collector of fossil and sometimes employed at Ipswich Museum. The prehistoric specimens came from the personal collection of a Mr Vansittart, an Army officer. For more, see FG1/2/2.
Event Date 1912
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Polished stone axed with squared sides. Rechipped at both ends.
Event Date 10/2/2011
Author: maa
FM:263681
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