Ax, Grooved
- Object Name:
- Ax, Grooved
- Object ID:
- 2004.004.01
- Place of Origin:
- Kingston, NH
- Description:
- Grooved stone ax found by donor in 1949 while plowing a field on Chase Street in Kingston, NH. Gray metamorphic rock with thin diagonal quartz vein across blade tip. Quartz vein elevated above surfaces on both sides. Hafting groove. ~1" wide circumferential groove around stone. Bit of raised rib adjacent to groove, irregular. On top, edges of stone swell slightly to cutting edge area. Rounded poll. Blade tip partly broken off. Cutting edge dimensions cannot be determined due to its being broken off. Groove depth both edges: 0.26". Groove depth one side: 0.15" and 0.17" on opposite side. Surface very eroded with many small rounded cavities. Many small black occlusions that are also raised above surface on same side as raised quartz inclusion.
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- W-4 L-9.5 D-1.9 inches Weight-62.75 oz
- Provenance:
- Found by Richard Friend in 1949 while plowing a field on Chase Street in Kingston, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Richard Friend
- Subjects:
- Axes
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