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2013.87.1

Dark grey pointed stone implement, possibly an axe; with a rounded cutting edge, straight butt and chips from both faces. [CC [Excav. PR] 20/12/2013]

2013.87.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dark grey pointed stone implement, possibly an axe; with a rounded cutting edge, straight butt and chips from both faces. [CC [Excav. PR] 20/12/2013]
Date / Period
Date made: Unknown
Date collected
By 1863
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 13/12/2013
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked, Process Ground, Process Polished
Dimensions
Thick: max 28 mm, Width: max 44 mm, Length: max 76 mm, Weight 168 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 2013.87.1
Research and responses

The label attached to the object is in Sir John Evans hand. [CG [Excav. PR] 17/12/2013]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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