Axe

Details

• Title

  Axe

• Associated place

  Europe › France › Vienne › Coussay les Bois (find spot)

• Date

  Neolithic Period (central Europe) (c. 5500 - c. 1800 BC)

• Material and technique

  chert

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › chert

• Object type

  tool/implement › axe

• Dimensions

  4.6 cm (width)
  9 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans, 1927.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1927.5793

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