Accession No
1883.61.2
Description
Large polished flint axe. Grey. Roughly trapezoidal in plan and rectangular in cross-section. Curved cutting edge. Squared, straight sides tapering towards a thick, rectangular butt. Cutting edge chipped.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark
Period
Neolithic
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1883.61.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
175mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marking in black ink illegible ('?Denmark').
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1883.61[.1-2]: 'Adzes/celts with chipped, ground and polished head: 1 brown flint; 1 grey flint, well polished, not marked with accession number.'
Event Date 1883
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large polished flint axe. Grey. Roughly trapezoidal in plan and rectangular in cross-section. Curved cutting edge. Squared, straight sides tapering towards a thick, rectangular butt. Cutting edge chipped.
Event Date 25/4/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:312905
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