Axe, stone
Collection object
0000.0014
Axehead, stone, polished. Black limestone. Pointed flattened oval in cross- section. The butt is round, thinned by polishing from both faces, and chipped and pitted from use. Both edges are pointed by polishing, and each has one large and some smaller flakes removed. Both faces are flat, and one is irregularly pitted. Both are scored with grooved lines. The cutting edge is convex and severely flaked from use. The faces are black, with a margin of greyish green towards the edges, butt and cutting edge. Neolithic. L. 13.75 W. cutting edge 6.9, butt 4.4