Accession No

1925.28 F.1


Description

Axe; Polished axe - Polished stone axe, broken along shaft


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk


Period

Neolithic


Source

Tapp.Dr.W.M; Hartly.C; Bell.Alfred; Vansittart.Mr


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1925.28 F.1; Tapp 111


Cultural Affliation


Material

Flint; Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card notes that 'the flaking technique and squared sides indicate a Scandinavian origin.'
Event Date 10/2/2011
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (CMS Context)
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 10/2/2011
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Polished stone axe, broken along shaft
Event Date 10/2/2011
Author: maa


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