Neolithic axe head
€490
available
Object number
AR3334-08
| Object: |
Neolithic axe head
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| Material: |
Grey rock.
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| Period: |
Circa 3500 BC until 2000 BC. New Stone Age. Middle Neolithic. |
| Description: |
The axe from the younger Stone Age is probably a battle axe. It has a wedge-shaped longitudinal profile, ending in a trapezoid shape at the neck. All sides finely chipped and roughly polished. Pointed cutting edge, parallel to the shaft. Between the neck and the cutting edge there is a through hole for the shaft 1/4 of the way. Impressive axe head. A comparative piece is classified as a battle-axe by P.V. Glob. |
| Dimensions: |
14.4cm long. 4.7cm wide, 3.5cm thick.
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| Condition: |
Good condition. Some signs of use or erosion at the surface. Body otherwise complete and intact.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 on the German art market. Previously in the German private collection Pladeck. Acquired into the collection in the 1960s or earlier.
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| Referenzen: |
Similar P.V. Glob: Danske Oldsager, Yngre Stenalder, no. 382.
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| Authenticity: |
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