Accession No
Z 24598.2 C
Description
A very large, roughly chipped axe of orange-brown coloured flint. Long and broadly rectangular in shape, with a rectangular cross-section, squared sides, a slightly curved, unfinished cutting edge, and a squared butt.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark
Period
Neolithic
Source
Fox, G. J. B. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 24598.2 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
86mm x 44mm x 237mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in off-white ink: 'DENMARK'.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for Z 24598.2 [A-C]: 'Three large square-sided celts. One (Fox 580) has been very finely worked and the result is an extremely symmetrical celt with chipped ground and polished head. The more finely worked of the remaining two is Fox 605.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession register description for Z 24598.2 [A-C]: 'Three celts, one very fine.'
Event Date 11/4/1978
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
A very large, roughly chipped axe of orange-brown coloured flint. Long and broadly rectangular in shape, with a rectangular cross-section, squared sides, a slightly curved, unfinished cutting edge, and a squared butt.
Event Date 25/4/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:312862
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