Accession No
1925.28 F.2
Description
Axe - Flaked axe with squared sides
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.2; Tapp 114
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)
Flaked axe with squared sides
Event Date 10/2/2011
Author: maa
FM:263683
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