Accession No
1920.958
Description
Stone axe head, dark greenish grey in colour, polished or ground on both faces. Curved cutting edge; rounded sides; tapered butt end; lenticular in cross section. Chip to blade.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Jamaica
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Brailey, Arthur Robertson [collector]; ?British Museum [donor]; Low [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1920.958
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
68mm
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, dark greenish grey in colour, polished or ground on both faces. Curved cutting edge; rounded sides; tapered butt end; lenticular in cross section. Chip to blade.
Event Date 7/6/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:137891
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