Axe( Human-Made Object)
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Image
Caption
Digital photograph of an iron axe, musuem number Af1979,01.4774, presumably donated to or acquired by the British Museum. Photo: British Museum (nd)
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Af1979,01.4774.png
Description
"An axe with a short rhinoceros horn haft and an elliptical forged iron blade set into a circular wooden head, decorated with incised linear patterns." Measures 39.5cm (H) x 24cm (W) x 4cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
Type
Human-Made Object
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Identifiers
Chronology
[18-? or 19-?]
Provenance
This axe was found or acquired in Botswana or Lesotho.
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Archival Status