Dolerite macehead (lithic) fragment
Category
Archaeological material
Date
circa 4000 BC - circa 2000 BC
Materials
Measurements
51 mm (Width) x 26 mm (Depth); 53 mm (Length); 112 g (weight)
Collection
Alexander Keiller Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1732640
Summary
Neolithic.
Full description
Illustrated by Isobel Smith in Windmill Hill and Avebury 1965, Fig. 51, S10, described as half of an oval cross-section macehead, with tapering sides, possibly wedge shaped, and with an hour-glass perforation, min.15mm, max. 25mm.
Provenance
Windmill Hill, upper level.