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Description: | An incomplete Neolithic polished stone axehead (3500 BC-2100 BC).In plan, the sides flare evenly from the butt towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is evenly curved and has two small modern chips. The stone is polished but is much smoother near the cutting edge than elsewhere. At the incomplete butt end where there are old breaks (it may have been battered) the width is about 32.0mm and its maximum width at the cutting edge is 62.3mm. In side view it is slightly convex in profile. However, closer to the butt end on one side it is slightly concave.The stone is off-white with a light greenish tinge.132.6 x 62.3 x 38.3. Weight: c.463g.This type of stone does not occur in the Isle of Wight.
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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