Accession No
Z 41465 A
Description
Adze made of a ground, fine grained, grey coloured stone, possibly mudstone or slate. Trapezoid form, with a sub-rectangular cross-section, a curved cutting edge, and a rounded butt. The adze is thicker at the butt end, and gradually thins towards the cutting edge.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 41465 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Mudstone; ?Slate
Local Term
Measurements
97mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old handwritten label adhered to object: 'Skeat 2nd Collection.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat. Second collection.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 41465 [A-B]: 'Two stone implements. Dark stone.'
Event Date 26/9/1986
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 41465 [A-B]: 'One polished.'
Event Date 10/7/2001
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Adze made of a ground, fine grained, grey coloured stone, possibly mudstone or slate. Trapezoid form, with a sub-rectangular cross-section, a curved cutting edge, and a rounded butt. The adze is thicker at the butt end, and gradually thins towards the cutting edge.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:15985
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