Accession No

1888.46.1


Description

Large hemispherical grindstone of smooth ground calcite. Area of loss to one edge.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Jamaica; Santa Cruz


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic


Source

Lister, Joseph Jackson [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1888.46.1; MAA: AR 1888.46


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Calcite


Local Term


Measurements

185mm x 100mm x 185mm Weight 5.78kg


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Rectangular handwritten paper label adhered to the object reads: 'Indian Mill. Found on or near the Santa Cruz [illegible] Jamaica. Given by Mr. [illegible].'
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Labels & Markings)
Rectangular handwritten paper display label adhered to the object reads: 'Jamaica'
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Context (Other owners)
Accession Register notes 'J.J. Lister M.A.' This is Joseph Jackson Lister who visited the West Indies for his health in the 1880s and return in the Autumn of 1887 on the Paramatta via Australia.
Event Date
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Record 2: 'Hemispherical, carefully shaped grindstone made of calcite'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Record 1: 'Mass of calcite, beautifully rounded and ground smooth on one side'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Large hemispherical grindstone of smooth ground calcite. Area of loss to one edge.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


FM:137879

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