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Neolithic stone macehead
Polished axehead, oval in shape and rounded quadrangular in section; cylindrical perforation at the narrower end of the macehead. Shows slight damage, with a small piece missing from the pointed end, and a larger piece missing from the broad end of one of the flat sides.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
47.349
Find Information
Site Name: Y Fron, Mold
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1883
Notes: Found while ploughing a field in the general area of the stated coordinates. Obtained from the finder by Dr. Edwards of Mold.
Acquisition
Donation, 20/10/1947
Measurements
length / mm:78.0
width / mm:48.3
thickness / mm:48.7
diameter / mm:17.0 (perforation)
weight / g:276.4
Material
quartzite
Location
In store
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