NMS Archaeology Object 74231: X.AH 142 - Battle axe
Description
Summary
Stone battle axe of porphyritic micrograndorite with straight-sided perforation, from a short cist at Burnside Mill, Forfar, Angus, 2200 - 2000 BC
Accession Number
X.AH 142
Other references
| Not recorded | 1913 p. 417 |
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Original description
PERFORATED STONE AXES, HAMMERS, &C. Axe-Hammer of porphyritic stone 4 1/2 long, 2 1/4" in greatest breadth, 1 15/16" in thickness, the perforation straight-sided and 15/16" in diameter. Found in a short cist at Burnside Mill, Forfar, by Wm Watt, 1913. Treasure Trove reward L3. JAS notes: (6/1/88) Material identified as porphyritic micrograndorite by CBA Implement Petrology Committee (AGS 16). HMcC note, 1998-99: Updated from SCRAN full data set.
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)
Burnside Mill, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1913
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Unknown
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Not recorded
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| NMS Accession Number: X.AH 142 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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