Stone axe; forgery

Collection type: Object
Description: Stone axe; forgery
Long description: Dark grey flint implement, probably an axe, with multiple flakes removed and patches of mid grey patina forming. [CG [Excav. PR] 29/10/2013]
Geographical reference: Unidentified
Unidentified
Person: Maker Edward Simpson; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Circa by 1880
Date collected: By 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884, uncertain Found unentered: 2013
Materials and processes: Material Stone, Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions: Thick: max 24 mm, Width: max 43 mm, Length: max 132 mm, Weight 133 g
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.1594.1 Other numbers: 836 129.E PR Cat other PR nos: 1457 PR Cat other PR nos: 836
Research and responses: Alison Roberts - this object does not represent those that are found in drift beds. [CG [Excav. PR] 29/10/2013]

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