axe

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Object Type: axe
Museum number: 2013,5022.35
Description: Polished greenstone axe.
Cultures/periods: Late Neolithic; Final Neolithic; Early Minoan
Production date: 5300BC - 2000BC
Production place: Made in: Crete
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Crete
Materials: greenstone
Technique: polished
Dimensions: Length: 3.50 centimetres; Width: 3 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: British School at Athens (?)
Acquisition date: 1907 (?)
Acquisition notes: Found unregistered. Very likely to be part of the 1907,0119 sequence from east Crete.
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 2013,5022.35

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