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2001.66
A neolithic polished greenstone axehead found within a eight-mile radius of Snowshill, Gloucestershire. Found in the stock pile of a mason's yard. The cutting edge is narrow the sides taper in to form a narrow butt end. Symmetrical cross-section. Made from a dark, grey/green mottled greenstone with petrological identification Group I, St.Ives area, Cornwall
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Cornwall
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Cretaceous
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[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- l: 191mm
- w: 61mm
- thickness: 50.5mm
