Accession No
1937.266 B
Description
Chert sickle blade; single serrated edge. Possible traces of a resinous or pitch-like material on back edge.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Syria; Chagar Bazar
Period
Chalcolithic
Source
British Museum [donor]; Mallowan, Max Edgar Lucien [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.266 B; A.63 [Excavation No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Chert; ?Resin; ?Pitch; ?Tar
Local Term
Measurements
55mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1936 by Max Mallowan, sponsored by the British Museum and the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. See archive (Doc.529) for distribution list.
Event Date 1936
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Mallowan, M.E.L. (1937). ‘The Excavations at Tall Chagar Bazar and An Archaeological Survey of the Ḫabur Region. Second Campaign, 1936’. Iraq, 4(2). pp. 91-154
Event Date 1937
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Chert blade. A has certainly been used as sickle a blade.
Event Date 3/8/1992
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Chert sickle blade; single serrated edge. Possible traces of a resinous or pitch-like material on back edge.
Event Date 19/7/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:278524
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