Accession No

1924.1004 E.2 B


Description

Ovate hand axe with pale orange patina.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Kent; Canterbury; St Stephen's Pit


Period

Palaeolithic


Source

?Gray, J. D. (Reverend) [collector]; Fox, George J. Buscall [collector and donor]; Lawrence [vendor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.1004 E.2 B; MAA: 1924.1004.9 [incorrect idno]; 249 [Fox no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

79mm x 33mm x 117mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'Canterbury. (St. Stephen's). 249.' in blue ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Related Documents)
?Card gives the Accession Number 1924.1004.9 for the handaxe Fox 249.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Stone Handaxe
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Auction / Sale)
According to the Fox catalogue (see Doc.547), this is one of three 'celts' from St Stephen's which were purchased on 22 April 1912 from Lawrence.
Event Date 22/4/1912
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Amendments / updates)
In response to the Context: Related documentation, the object with Fox No. 249 has been marked with 1924.1004.9. However an object has been found marked with this idno and matching the description on that catalogue card. It appears that 1924.1004.9 has been written on two additional objects possibly by mistake, 1924.1004 E.2 B-C. This object was definitely part of the Fox Collection, it is not clear whether it was ever part of the Gray collection so he has been made tentative and G.J.B. Fox has been added in the Source field.
Event Date 19/5/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Ovate hand axe with pale orange patina.
Event Date 19/5/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:296651

Images (Click to view full size):