Accession No
Z 24580.1 D
Description
A chipped adze or chisel of grey coloured flint. Long and narrow, with a straight cutting edge, one side straight and one side convex, and a rounded butt. Edges are sinuous in profile.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark
Period
Neolithic
Source
Fox, G. J. B. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 24580.1 D; 574 [Fox no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
36mm x 25mm x 143mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Fox Collection catalogue description for no. 574: '33 flakes etc. from Denmark'.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in blue ink: '574 Denmark'.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Related Documents)
See archive for the catalogue of the Fox Collection (Doc.547).
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for Z 24580.1 [A-F]: 'One broken square sided chisel. One broken gouge with ground and polished head. One long, somewhat plano-convex scraper/knife from flake (Foster Bequest). One roughly chipped adze/celt. One hexagonal broken ?chisel. One scraper/blade from Storna Visby. Latter three all belong to Fox Collection 574.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A chipped adze or chisel of grey coloured flint. Long and narrow, with a straight cutting edge, one side straight and one side convex, and a rounded butt. Edges are sinuous in profile.
Event Date 26/4/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:312951
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