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axe
Object Type
axe
Museum number
1964,1206.165
Description
Polished stone axe with flattened sides and damaged butt, both sides worn, brown-grey colour.
Cultures/periods
Neolithic/Bronze Age
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Thurgau
(?)
Excavated/Findspot:
Göttingen (Lower Saxony)
(?)
Materials
stone
Technique
polished
Dimensions
Length:
82 millimetres
Weight:
156 grammes
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Charles Taylor Trechmann
Acquisition date
1964
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1964,1206.165