Accession No

1923.1063 M


Description

Axe made from rough ground, crystalline stone. Oval cross-section; slightly rounded cutting edge; rounded sides taper to slightly rounded butt end; shallow transverse groove midway along axe’s length, presumably for hafting.


Place

Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark


Period

Neolithic


Source

Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.1063 M; 162


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

109mm


Events

Context (Display)
Rectangular handwritten display label stored with 1923.1063 [A-P] reads: 'Stone implements from Norway and Denmark.' A later hand has added: 'Ransom Coll.'
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Context (Related Documents)
Rectangular handwritten draw label stored with 1923.1063 [A-P] reads: 'Ransom Coll. Neolithic Denmark.
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in purple ink: '[illegible] 162'; a rectangular paper label adhered to the object also reads: '162', the rest of the label's text is illegible.'
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1 for 1923.1063 [A-P]: 'Axes: (holed etc: polished with squared edges). Gouges: etc. 16 specimens. A from Skive (Jutland). B from Flensborg (Sleswig).'
Event Date 1923
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Axe made from rough ground, crystalline stone. Oval cross-section; slightly rounded cutting edge; rounded sides taper to slightly rounded butt end; shallow transverse groove midway along axe’s length, presumably for hafting.
Event Date 25/4/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Context (Analysis)
The display label found with 1923.1063 [A-P] gives Norway and Denmark as the source, however, the attribution of Ransom Collection is in a later hand. Additionally, the draw label associated with 1923.1063 [A-P] only lists Denmark as the source. This suggests that the display label may have referred to additional material that may have been on display alongside the Ransom material. As such, Norway has not been added to the Source field for 1923.1063 [A-P].
Event Date 26/4/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


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