Object number
1912.126.11
Description
Most of a neolithic polished stone axehead found at Andoversford, Gloucestershire. The cutting edge is broad and rounded, the sides taper in slightly to the butt end which is broken away. Made from a very dark, grey stone, which has been identified as porcellanite, provenanced to Tievebulliagh, Northern Ireland, petrological Group IX. From the collection of George Backhouse Witts.
Production place
Tievebulliagh
Production period
Cretaceous
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- l: 134mm
- w: 75mm
- thickness: 32mm
