Axe

Description

Axehead of Alpine jadeite, polished and very thin, found in an earthen dyke at Keir, Stirlingshire, 3800 - 2900 BC

Museum reference

X.AF 1084

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Axe

Date

Early Neolithic

Materials

Jadeite

Physical description

Alpine jadeite, green; finely polished

Collection place(s)

Keir, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Stone Age Jade from the Alps (20 May 2016 - 30 Oct 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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