Accession No
1901.27
Description
Partially ground and polished axe made of greyish-green stone. Comprising of a slightly curved cutting edge, rounded sides, narrow flat butt end and a truncated lens cross-section.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Vincent
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Cave, Charles John Philip [collector and donor]; Brown (Mrs) [vendor]; Brown (Mr) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1901.27
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Greenstone
Local Term
Measurements
80mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: '1901.27 St Vincent. W.I. Charles Cave. M.A.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Fairly straight cutting edge; Ground; Polished.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Other owners)
Accession Register notes: 'Collected by Brown of Bellair from whose wife the donor [Charles Cave] bought them in St Vincent in 1900'
Event Date 1900
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Partially ground and polished axe made of greyish-green stone. Comprising of a slightly curved cutting edge, rounded sides, narrow flat butt end and a truncated lens cross-section.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:137813
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