Summary

Axe head of finely polished Alpine jadeite, said to have been found in a cist at Lochearnhead, Perthshire

Accession Number

X.AF 290

Other references

Original description

STONE AXE-HEADS. Axe of Quartzite, 6 1/8 x 3 in., finely polished, said to have been found in a cist at Lochearnhead Comrie Perthshire.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Lochearnhead, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1887

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

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