axe
AN606750001
© The Trustees of the British Museum
Full: Front
Full: Front
Group of Objects
Unknown
Department: Prehistory and Europe
Registration number: 1901,0206.1
Bibliographic reference
MacGregor 2010 cat.14
Location:
G51/dc5
Object types
axe (all objects)
Materials
jadeite (all objects)
Techniques
polished (all objects)
Production place
Made in Italy (northern) (all objects)
(Europe,Italy)
Place (findspot)
Excavated/Findspot Canterbury (all objects)
(Europe,United Kingdom,England,Kent,Canterbury (Kent))
Date
4000BC-2000BC (Deposition)
4500BC-4000BC (Manufacture)
Period/Culture
Neolithic (all objects)
Description
Polished jadeite axehead; thin, and highly polished.
Dimensions
Length: 219 millimetres
Curator's comments
The stone for this axe comes from the North Italian Alps.
Acquisition date
1901
Acquisition name
Donated by Maj Frank Bennett Goldney (biographical details | all objects)
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