Stone blade flake

Collection type: Object
Description: Stone blade flake
Long description: Blade flake of dark brownish grey flint with retouch along the left and right edges. Light grey patina forming on the dorsal and ventral surfaces. Reproduction of a Neolithic implement made by Flint Jack (aka Edward Simpson). [CG [Excav. PR] 09/10/2013]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Norfolk Breckland Thetford
Person: Maker Edward Simpson; Field collector Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Circa by 1880 Archaeological period: Neolithic
Date collected: By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884 Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes: Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions: Thick: max 11 mm, Width: max 36 mm, Length: max 139 mm, Weight 49 g
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.1584.4 PR Cat other PR nos: 839 PR Cat other PR nos: 1472

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