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Description: | Stone axe hammer, elongated lozengic shape in plan with a slight hourglass perforation in the centre. Each blade is convex in profile and the one remaining (albeit damaged) cutting edge is curved, but not flared. The axe head has been damaged over time and part of one blade is missing altogether, in addition to some large chips out of the remaining cutting edge. It is possible that it may have fractured during use. The central perforation is c. 37.1 mm in diameter at the complete end and the central section of the perforation is narrower at roughly c. 28 mm. The axe head has been finished by grinding: there are no sharp edges visible on the complete sections. The central perforation has slight concentric rings visible throughout. There appears to be a scratch/wear mark running along the most complete face of the axe, and chips are visible in several places.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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