A Neolithic pecked greenstone macehead from Cornwall, c. 3000 B.C.

A Neolithic pecked greenstone macehead from Cornwall, c. 3000 B.C.

Code: 2624

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Description: An ovate pecked greenstone macehead with hour-glass perforation, some shallow surface chips and overall surface wear, but a nice example. The findspot marked in black ink as Hingston Down, near Gunnislake, Cornwall.

Size: 95 mm/3.7 ins. in length, 62 mm/2.4 ins. in width and approximately 26 mm/1 in. in thickness

Culture: Neolithic

Date: c. 3000 B.C.

Provenance: Ex West Sussex private collection.

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