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axe
Object Type
axe
Museum number
1879,1209.1408
Description
Flint polished axe fragment and core; ground and polished with narrow side bevel; broken and re-used on one face as blade core with single platform; grey.
Cultures/periods
Neolithic/Bronze Age
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Broomridge
, Barrow 188 round barrow Burial 1
Materials
flint
Technique
polished
Dimensions
Length:
45 millimetres
Thickness:
17 millimetres
Width:
26 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Kinnes et al 1985 / The Greenwell Collection
(188:21)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Rev William Greenwell
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1879,1209.1408