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1884.123.595

Stone axe

1884.123.595

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone axe
Long description
Grey green, sub-triangular polished stone axe; plano-convex, with rounded cutting edge and a pointed butt. [CC [Excav. PR] 03/12/2013]
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
Ireland County Westmeath Mullingar
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mesolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground, Process Polished
Dimensions
Thick: max 33 mm, Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 134 mm, Weight 424 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.123.595
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object could have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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