Collectors & Explorers
James R Wilson
Polished stone axe
- Period:
- Neolithic
- Description:
Axe made from Lakeland greenstone, a volcanic rock much liked because it breaks in a predictable way. Its patina or skin is because it has been lying in a peaty soil.
- Materials/Media:
- lakeland greenstone
- Dimensions:
- length 225mm, width 65mm
- Source:
- Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum
- Accession number:
- SQRTM:1991.23
- Digital Number:
- SQAM002n
- Creation Date:
- c 3000 BC
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
