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Description: | Approximately half of a perforated stone hammer, or 'mace head' of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date. The artefact appears to have originally been sub-circular in plan, although there is a notable flattening mid way along the intact edge, possibly indicative of use. The upper and lower surfaces are convex, tapering towards a central edge. The central perforation is hour-glass shaped. The stone is greyish-green in colour and of unknown origin. The tool measures 86.8mm in diameter, 49.6mm wide and 27.7mm thick. The weight is 159.44g.The British Museum catalogue of Stone Age Antiquities (1926: p107, fig 105) publishes a circular quartzite mace head of similar size, from the Thames, and notes that the way of distinguishing between Neolithic and Bronze Age perforated weapons is 'hour-glass' perforations during the Neolithic [and earlier], and cylindrical perforations during the Bronze Age.
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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