This unfinished stone axe-hammer has incomplete perforations on each side of the butt. It dates from the Early Bronze Age (2,000BC – 1,700BC) and may have come from the Thames at Old England, Brentford, like other items in Layton’s collection. Dimensions: L 200 mm; W
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5,200 archaeological and ethnographic artifacts including items from UK, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Peru and N. America.
A remarkable collection of 3,500 coins, tokens and medals - Roman, Greek, Indian, American and British.
4,000 maps and prints and 150 framed prints, maps and paintings.
8,000 from the 16th century to 19th century, remain in the collection, together with a small collection of manuscripts and some of Layton's personal papers.
Thomas Layton lived in Brentford, Middlesex between 1826 and 1911... read more
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