Accession No
1935.971
Description
Batu Lintar. Gouge-form adze made of a green stone which is slightly polished. Incorporating a flat butt edge, rounded sides, curved cutting edge which is slightly concave, and a lenticular cross-section.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Pahang; River Tembeling; Chempah
Period
Source
Noone, Herbert Vander Vord [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1935.971
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
batu lintar
Measurements
50mm x 25mm x 209mm
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
The implements are divided into three sections, axe forms (1935.968), adze forms (1935.969) and gouge form (1935.971). Rare type.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Production / use)
''Batu linta' is the native word for the stone implement and means thunder bolt in English' [Donor's note?].
Event Date 1935
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Stone implement in gouge form.
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. Gouge-form adze made of a green stone which is slightly polished. Incorporating a flat butt edge, rounded sides, curved cutting edge which is slightly concave, and a lenticular cross-section.
Event Date 12/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:79228
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