Axe

Description

Axe head of polished Alpine jadeite, from Cunzierton, Roxburghshire, 3800 - 3000 BC

Museum reference

X.AF 589

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Axe

Date

Early Neolithic

Materials

Jadeite

Physical description

Jadeite; polished

Collection place(s)

Cunzierton, Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Object presented in his memory: Stavert, Archibald, 1828 - 1902

Exhibitions

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

On display

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