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Description: | A polished stone miniature adze of Neolithic to Bronze Age date (c. 3500 - 2200 BC). The adze measures 52.04mm in length, 13.03mm in width at the butt end, widening to 23.77mm at the blade end, is 10.92mm thick at the butt end, widening to 15.03mm thick in the body, before tapering to 1.33mm at the blade end. It weighs 27.30g.The adze is thick butted with an asymmetric profile. The butt is squared off and has been flattened. One face has been ground and polished flat with the blade end sharply facetted to create the edge. The opposite face is convex with facetted mesal sides and a shallow triangular facet at the blade end to create the cutting edge. The blade is slightly curved, There are no obvious signs of wear.The stone is a green-grey colour and has a dense, coarse-grained structure. The flattened surface has a faint reddish tinge, possibly from iron staining. The stone is most likely of an ungrouped type, making it difficult to suggest a provenance.It has been suggested that the adze may have been hafted for use as a woodworking tool (M. Green, pers. comm.).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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