Accession No
1920.952
Description
Stone axe head, green in colour, polished or ground surface. Curved cutting edge, rounded sides; tapered butt end. Lenticular to oval in cross section.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Jamaica
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Brailey, Arthur Robertson [collector]; ?British Museum [donor]; Low [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1920.952
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
103mm
Events
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; Ground
Event Date 20/10/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Stone axe head, green in colour, polished or ground surface. Curved cutting edge, rounded sides; tapered butt end. Lenticular to oval in cross section.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:137885
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