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Polished axe

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Greyish-green (T91) amphibolite.

Description

Fully polished axe. Elongated sub-elliptical outline, with a symmetrical plano-convex cutting edge. Pointed butt with traces of use. Subcircular section. Sharp cutting edge, with traces of use.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Monte Padrão – Phase I-III.

Dimensions

Maximum length: 138 mm; Maximum width: 42 mm; Maximum thickness: 32 mm; Weight: 286 gr.

Deposit

MMAP, n.º 925.

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2005, 20; 2007, 47.