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Object Number
38-54-40/5172
Display Title
Stone flake or axe tranchet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, axe, triangular, beveled blade, pointed butt
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Gudenaa
- Mesolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Denmark
Additional Geographic Terms
Jutland, central; Torring, vicinity of; Gudenaa Valley
Materials
Stone, Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 6.8 x 1.3 cm (2 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-54-40/5172
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-54-40/5177 | 2 stone flake axes or tranchets |
Axe
Raw Material |
Denmark
| |
| 16-61-40/E1895.1 | Celts of Campigny type, so-called "tranchets" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 41-31-40/5531 | Flint tranchet axe |
Axe
|
Denmark
| |
| 38-90-40/4650 | Flint core-axe with tranchet sharpening |
Axe
Raw Material |
Sussex
| |
| 40-102-40/5513 | 2 flint tranchets |
Axe
|
Holland
| |
| 41-31-40/5533 | Flint tranchet axe |
Adze
|
Denmark
| |
| 41-31-40/5532 | Flint tranchet axe |
Adze
|
Denmark
| |
| 38-90-40/4646 | 2 flint tranchet flakes removed when sharpening axes |
Blade
|
Sussex
| |
|
Image Not Available
for "Tranchets"
| 16-61-40/E1936 | "Tranchets" |
Triangular biface
|
France
| |
| 16-61-40/E1905 | "Tranchet" with brilliant lustre |
Biface
|
France
| |
| 39-62-40/5204.1 | 15 stone petits tranchets or trapezes |
Triangular biface
|
Denmark
| |
| 16-61-40/E1895 | Celts of Campigny type, so-called "tranchets" |
Uniface
|
France
|