Accession No
Z 41467
Description
Axe made of a polished, mottled brown coloured stone, probably chert or flint. Trapezoid in shape, with a curved, convex cutting edge on both sides, and a squared butt. Pointed oval shaped cross-section.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Perak; Selangor
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 41467; 43 [Skeat Coll. - II]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Chert; ?Flint
Local Term
Measurements
88mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adhered to back has a handwritten note reading: 'Selangor, Perak. 1896. Skeat Collection, 1898.'
[added in pencil] '43'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat, possibly in 1896 or 1898.
Event Date 1896
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 41467: 'Polished stone axe head of mottled brown stone.'
Event Date 26/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Axe made of a polished, mottled brown coloured stone, probably chert or flint. Trapezoid in shape, with a curved, convex cutting edge on both sides, and a squared butt. Pointed oval shaped cross-section.
Event Date 12/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:15983
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