| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Excavation Branch-I, Nagpur |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-ENX-MH-1408824 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Axe |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Tool - उपकरण |
| Dynasty /वंश | |
| Period / तारीख/युग | Megalithic - महापाषाणिक संस्कृति |
| Style / शैली | |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Ubharia, Dist. Betul, Madhya Pradesh |
| Material / सामग्री | Iron - लौह |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Antiquity Section, Excavation Branch-I, Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Maharashtra |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 17 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 6.4 8.5 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 469.02 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 0.4 0.85 0.5 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | An intact object measuring 17 cm long, 8.5 cm wide at the working/cutting edge and 6.4 cm wide at the other end. The thickness from the posterior end towards the anterior varies i.e 0.4 cm-0.85 cm-0.5 cm respectively, indicating that it is thick in the middle and tapers on either sides. The butt end has been made narrow in its width to facilitate grip for holding the same. The surface is corroded due to which the surface is uneven. The working/cutting edge has been sharpened and minor breakages are evident indicating that it was in use. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र |
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| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | The surface is entirely corroded and portions of the metal has chipped out in patches making it uneven, but the core is intact. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Ubharia |
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