Limpet hammer

Description

Stone limpet hammer from Ardnave, Islay

Museum reference

X.HRB 49

Physical description

Stone, fine grain; rectangular, rounded end, flattened cross-section; broken along natural flaw, one end removed, damage (intact end blunted with coarse pecking and some small flakes removed on one face)

Collection place(s)

Ardnave, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

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Limpet hammer

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