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1912.126.11
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.
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Tievebulliagh
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Cretaceous
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[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- l: 134mm
- w: 75mm
- thickness: 32mm
