Accession No
Z 32546.36
Description
Ground axe of dark grey stone, Plussulien dolerite, possibly polished. Oval in cross-section. Curved cutting edge; straight sides with rounded faces; thick, narrow, rounded butt. Part of cutting face missing.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; France; Normandy; ?Caen
Period
Neolithic
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 32546.36
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Dolerite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
Plussulien dolerite is from an axe factory site in central Brittany.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 32546[.1-58]: '52 [sic - 54] ground axes of dark grey stone, Plussulien dolerite. 5 [sic - 4] axes of ?jadeite or similar rock.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Note in Thomas Lethbridge's handwriting reads: 'North France. Probably from Normandy; possible from the Caen Dist. Specimens marked N are certainly Normandy; B would indicate Brittany.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
Small note in Thomas Lethbridge's handwriting reads: 'Polished celts from Normandy - probably Caen District - or Brittany'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 32546[.1-58]: 'A collection of ground stone axes.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'N' on one face. Illegible pencil marking on the other face.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Ground axe of dark grey stone, Plussulien dolerite, possibly polished. Oval in cross-section. Curved cutting edge; straight sides with rounded faces; thick, narrow, rounded butt. Part of cutting face missing.
Event Date 11/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:312107
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