Accession No

1920.963


Description

Polished axe made of greyish-green stone, incorporating a curved cutting edge, rounded sides, pointed butt end, and a lenticular 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

1920.963


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Stone axe head; Ground
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register description for 1920.949-963: 'Stone axe heads'
Event Date 1920
Author: Alana Edgeworth


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


Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery West Indies Case until 1986.
Event Date 1986
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Polished axe made of greyish-green stone, incorporating a curved cutting edge, rounded sides, pointed butt end, and a lenticular cross-section.
Event Date 7/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:137896

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