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Description: | In black ink "Saveroch, 212, St. Ola, Orkney"; One oval with a serrated edge reading "66".; The one below it is a rectangular one, inscription reads "Saveroch (handwritten), St. Ola (printed)". Saveroch, St. Ola, Orkney, Scotland MANU unknown This axe head seems to have been damaged at the front as the front is rugged, unlike the back. It would have been attached to the wooden-handle with string and/or some form of glue.
This object belongs with the group all having similar white labels with a serrated edge bearing a number. The older labels indicate that this object came from another collection or sale. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | STONE_SCOTLAND : EM : CURSITER_PROJECT : ACLARKE : AXEHEAD : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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