axe
- Museum number
- Eng.18
- Description
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Flaked flint axe with finely ground blade, sides, end of butt, ridges and flake ridges. Patchy buff and brown flint. Blade sharp and hardly damaged, butt slightly damaged. Several patches of cortex remain. Virtually straight sides; gently curved blade having marked junction with sides; medium broad gently curved butt; blade and butt symmetrically opposed; thick profile.
- Dimensions
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Length: 197 millimetres
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Weight: 849 grammes
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Thickness: 45 millimetres
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Width: 83 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- See AOA Christy Correspondence:
(1) Letter E J Woodhead, Admiralty, Director of Works Dept/A W Franks 28 Nov 1873 - 'I send herewith the remaining ancient worked stones of which I spoke to you this morning. They were found in dredging the berth in which HMShip "Fisgard" lies off Greenwich Hospital and were sent here by Messrs Shelbourne (the Contractors for the work) of 38 Fore Street Limehouse. They were dredged up in 1872...' Sent at request of Col. C Pasley R.E. the present Director of works.
(2) Letter E J Woodhead/A W Franks, 29 Nov. 1873 - 'The stone implements were sent to Sir Andrew Clarke, former Director of Works. On Col. Pasley the present Director assuming office I purposed to send these objects with a number of others (models etc) to the Naval Museum at Greenwich Hospital but Col. Pasley thought justly that they might be better placed in your collection. It is thought, therefore, by Col. Pasley that they should be described as sent from the Admiralty without mention of his name'
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1873
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eng.18
