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Description: | Neolithic polished axehead with a 'waisted' butt end. It is 132mm long and the cutting edge is the widest point at 56.5mm wide.The butt end is 26mm wide and 15mm thick, the waist being c.10mm below it and 27mm wide. Immediately below this point it expands to 30mm wide.The maximum thickness of the axe is 27mm, just before it approaches the cutting end, where both faces thin and curve to the cutting edge.Along one long side of the axehead there appear to be small notches running its length and a ?granite surface shows through. The other long side is perfectly smooth.Weighs c.280g (to nearest 10g).The 'waist' would have secured the axehead in its handle.
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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