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Description: | An incomplete Neolithic polished stone axehead. The green coloured axe is sub-triangular in plan and pointed oval in cross section. The axe tapers in thickness to the cutting edge, which is still very sharp. The tip of the butt end is missing and there are some small chips removed on both faces. The greenstone comes from Great Langdale in Cumbria. The surviving length is 97.7mm, the width at the cutting edge is 61.2mm, the thickness is 26.5mm and the weight is 220.0g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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