Celt

EU629

From: Scandinavia | Denmark

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU629
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Neolithic
Provenience Scandinavia | Denmark
Period Neolithic
Date Made 5000-1700 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - "polished celt . . . . period of the dolniens (say 3000 BC) with thin butt and squared sides." (Smith) See EU477. Denmark.

Revised Cards: Flint celt - "Polished celt...period of the dolmens with thin butt and squared sides" (R.A. Smith of British Museum). See #U 577. Light shiny patination. #25. Denmark. Neolithic type.

Length 14 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of the British Museum, 1919
Other Number 25 - Other Number

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