Object number
1957.67
Description
A neolithic polished stone axehead found at Salterley Grange, Coberley, Gloucestershire. The cutting edge is broad and rounded and the sides taper in to form a narrow butt end. Symmetrical cross-section. Made from a fine, highly polished dark, grey green stone, which has been identified as a tuff, provenanced to the Great Langdale area in the Lake District, petrological Group VI.
Production place
Great Langdale
Production period
Cretaceous
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
- l: 128mm
- w: 70mm
- thickness: 36mm
