Object

Accession No

1935.968 A

Description

Batu Lintar. Axe made of ground pale grey stone. Curved butt end, flats sides which converge towards a curved cutting edge and a truncated lens cross-section.

Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Pahang; River Tembeling; Tahanr

Period

Neolithic

Source

Noone, Herbert Vander Vord [collector and donor]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1935.968 A

Cultural Affliation

Material

Stone

Local Term

Batu Lintar

Measurements

150mm

Events

Context (Analysis)
Batu Linta is the native word for stone implements, which in English means thunder bolt.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Context (Found together / assemblage)
The collection of stone implements is split in three sections, Axe form (1935.968), Adze form (1935.969-70) and Gouge form (1935.971).
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Axe forms are distinguished by plane of working edge lying between the two planes of the implement.
Event Date 1935
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Cf: Barton, Huw. (2013). ‘Myanmar and Malasia’ In Hicks, D. and Stevenson, A. (eds.), World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization. Archaeopress. pp. 517-524
Event Date 12/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Description (Physical description)
Batu Lintar. Axe made of ground pale grey stone. Curved butt end, flats sides which converge towards a curved cutting edge and a truncated lens cross-section.
Event Date 12/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth

FM:15995