Hunterian Museum Object 118446: GLAHM:B.1914.568 - AXE, Howe, Evie, Orkney


Description

Description
Stone axe head (Fragment).; This stone axe head is broken at one end. Judging by the size of this artefact, it would most likely have been a small hand axe. The axe head would have been attached to the wooden handle with either string and/or some form of glue.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1914.568
Object Name/Type(s)
axe
Material
stone

Other Identifier(s)

Cursiter Collection Label
Unidentified Collection Label
217
71

Dimensions

Height
6
Width
3

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
Cursiter, Mr James Walls
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Howe, Evie, Orkney, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr Andrew Henderson Bishop (Donor) 1914

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