Axe Head
Reproduction
87-16-221
From: Switzerland (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-16-221 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland (uncertain) |
| Period | Bronze Age | Modern |
| Date Made | ca. 1923 CE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Plaster | Bronze |
| Description | Has perimeter ridge on arm of head similiar to 87-16-219, the axe blade has very shovel-like proportions, and back end of head has a notch in the center. Green in color. Paint has some chips. Has 639. carved into it, mostly likely the maker's number. |
| Length | 17.7 cm |
| Width | 8.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anthropology, 1987 |
| Other Number | 639 - Maker Number | 7403 - Anthropology Department |
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