Accession No
1922.85.2
Description
Handle made from horn. Slit of rectangular cross-section to one side, for mounting stone blade in haft.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Neuchâtel; ?Lake Neuchâtel
Period
Neolithic
Source
Perceval, Spencer George [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.85.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Horn
Local Term
Measurements
63mm x 37mm x 70mm Weight 0.08kg
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
For the axe head see record 1922.85.1.
Event Date 1922
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.85[.1-2]: 'Axe in horn shaft.'
Event Date 1922
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.85[.1-2]: 'Axe and shaft now separate.'
Event Date 20/3/2012
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Handle made from horn. Slit of rectangular cross-section to one side, for mounting stone blade in haft.
Event Date 17/4/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:287832
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