the upton lovell shaman ...

one thing puzzles me ... the "axe" pictured below ... without sharpened edges, surely it wasn't made for chopping or cutting, neither wood nor flesh  ... nevertheless, it really is a beautiful piece of work ... so much balance and symmetry ... the streamlined refinement of it's continuous curves ... it seems so much more sophisticated than any other object in the display ... are there any other objects from this period that it might be compared with ? ... what other practical purpose might it have served ?

 https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/?artwork=upton-lovell-shaman&fbclid=IwAR3IgJEt-06YehLnNlcsMiYFZV6dDE6zyrFO_o2ACUO9LZnT92ctWph9Quw

http://www.wiltshireheritagecollections.org.uk/index.asp?page=itema&mwsquery=({Phrase%20search}=*{Upton%20Lovell})&filename=DZSWS&hitsStart=31&hitsNext=%3E%3E

http://www.wiltshireheritagecollections.org.uk/wiltshiresites.asp?page=selectedplace&mwsquery={Place%20identity}={Upton%20Lovell%20G2a}