Record ID: LEIC-4821A1
Object type: BATTLEAXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late Neolithic to Bronze Age stone perforated battleaxe, dating to 2500 - 1800 BC. The axe is broadly triangular in plan. In section the triangular blade narrows sharply to a slightly rounded rectangular butt (rectangular with rounded corners). The axe has a flared blunted crescentic edge. The blade of the battleaxe is on the same alignment (vertical) as the perforation. It is broadly convex in profile and appears complete. The perforation is positioned at a point approximately 1/3 of the way along the length of the axe, closest to the butt end. The perforation itself has a…
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 17th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.