votive axe

MAC OLE-00262

Object type axe

Culture/period Iberians

Materials stone

Technique carving, polishing

Mint

Production date -1800 / -800

Seu Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Olèrdola

Current location Centre Interpretació

Archaeological site Olèrdola. Entrada recinte (sector 01)

Township Olèrdola (Alt Penedès)

Dimensions 40 x 44 x 14 mm

Description

Small trapezoidal object of polished stone with a marked cutting edge, with abundant concretions. This is the most polished and best crafted axe recovered at the site and in its surroundings. It is possibly basalt. It was located during the 1986 excavation in Sector 01.

Omeka ID 2222