|
Date: |
|
Description: | Neolithic polished stone axehead, 78mm long, 49mm wide and 22mm thick. The axe is in fair condition, is almost complete and weighs 103grams. The axe head is triangular in form and sub rectangular in section. It has a bulging, rounded form with narrow straight sides. One face has a clear crescent shaped platform located along its width below the blade. The blade is intact and has a gently curving edge. The butt end has a few chips removed one one edge and there is a small chip near the blade on one side. The object is made from slate, probably Charnwood slate , given its grey/green colouring and its surface is covered in slight striations which are natural.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
AXEHEAD
Neolithic polished stone axehead dating…
-
AXEHEAD
Complete polished stone axehead of…
-
AXEHEAD
Complete polished stone axehead of…
-
AXEHEAD
A complete flint polished axehead…
-
AXEHEAD
A complete knapped, ground and…
-
AXEHEAD
Green Volcanic Tuff from the…
-
AXEHEAD
A complete, polished stone axehead…
-
AXEHEAD
A complete but damaged knapped,…
-
AXEHEAD
Early Neolithic stone axehead, 72mm…
-
AXEHEAD
Neolithic chipped and polished axehead…
|