Celt
87-39-1115
From: Switzerland | Lake Neuchatel
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-1115 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Lake Neuchatel |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2300 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Serpentine | Horn (animal part) |
| Description | Hafted. Celt of serpentine. shouldered staghorn socket with prominent spur. Staghorn broken into 2 pieces and celt detached (1/27/2012). Celt of serpentine; shouldered staghorn socket with prominent spur. (VB 1941) Stagshorn. Polished blade of serpentine. Highly polished. (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 12.8 cm |
| Width | 8.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-1115 - Old Museum Number | 1156 - Collector Number | 9 - Original Number |
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