Accession No
Z 23972 B
Description
A ground stone axe head with a narrow flat butt and flared cutting edge. It has curved edges and a bi-convex cross-section.
Place
Europe; Southern Italy; Varese; Bodio Centrale
Period
?Neolithic
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 23972 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint; Chert
Local Term
Measurements
10mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 23972 A-E: 'Numerous flint flakes/arrowheads/pseudo-artefact. Flint axehead. Chert axehead. Stone axehead. Small polished, perforated stone axehead'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1891). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.'
Event Date 1891
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A ground stone axe head with a narrow flat butt and flared cutting edge. It has curved edges and a bi-convex cross-section.
Event Date 22/3/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:311109
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