axe

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Object Type
Museum number: 1940,1214.117
Description: Axe. Broad-bladed. The cutting-edge is slightly convex. The sides are almost parallel and dented near the rear end. The back is somewhat irregular. and there is a hole not far from the edge. Made of a soft yellow-white stone (corroded), which has a marble quality.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1500BC-1050BC
Excavator/field collector: Field Collection by: Prof Charles Gabriel Seligman; Field Collection by: Karlbeck Syndicate (1934)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Zhangde
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 7 centimetres; Length: 12.50 centimetres
Curator's comments: An extra label "513 F G S"
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1940
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1940,1214.117

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