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1912.126.13
Axehead, neolithic polished stone axehead found at Birdlip, Gloucestershire. The cutting edge is broad and the sides taper in to form a narrow butt end. Made from a dark, grey green stone, which has been identified as a tuff, provenanced to the Great Langdale area in the Lake District, petrological Group VI. From the collection of George Backhouse Witts.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Great Langdale
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Cretaceous
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[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- l: 99mm
- w: 51mm
- thickness: 16mm
