Accession No
1920.950
Description
Stone axe head, greyish green in colour, polished or ground surface. Curved cutting edge, rounded sides, tapered butt end. Lenticular to oval in cross section. Chips to blade and butt end.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Jamaica
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Brailey, Arthur Robertson [collector]; ?British Museum [donor]; Low [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1920.950
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
170mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Stone axe head; Ground.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
The catalogue card gives the source as 'A.R. Brailey, through Brit[ish] Mus[eum]'. The British Museum also has a collection of similar material donated by Arthur Robertson Brailey in 1920, and it is likely that the BM may then have passed on material to MAA.
Event Date 1920
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card note: 'cf. letters from T.A. Joyce d/10/20'
[the database record, however, recorded the dates as 1 October 1920 and 14 October 1920].
Event Date 1920
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Stone axe head, greyish green in colour, polished or ground surface. Curved cutting edge, rounded sides, tapered butt end. Lenticular to oval in cross section. Chips to blade and butt end.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:137883
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