axe
- Museum number
- Eng.19
- Description
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Polished stone axe, Group VI stone. Blade slightly worn. Butt unworn and undamaged. Sides slightly flattened.
- Dimensions
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Length: 151 millimetres
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Weight: 569 grammes
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Thickness: 36 millimetres
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Width: 73 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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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'
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Group VI (Stone Axe Studies 2). This axe listed twice in SAS, under both Kent and London and Middlesex including Thames.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1873
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eng.19
