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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