Find Spot record MCC7784 - West side of Roman Town
Summary
Bronze Age perforated greenstone axe-hammer, originally from the Evans Collection.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 98 25 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Bronze Age perforated greenstone axe-hammer, originally from the Evans Collection. In Ashmolean Museum. <1> <2> It was found at Colchester in 1854 by FG Booker and CS Warner, was given, possibly by the latter to the Ashmolean Museum and was originally in the Evans Collection. <3> The axe is made of porphyritic greenstone. Ground, long slender form with rounded butt. Length 6", width 4", thickness 4". Photo in this source. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX1948 Artifact: Ashmolean Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Ashmolean Mus. Acc No 1927.3470.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL92NE66, 1976.
- <4> SEX35367 DESC TEXT: Leeds, ET. 1930. Antiquities from Essex in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Vol 19, Part 4, p248.
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM