Context (Found together / assemblage)
Sieveking notes that in Burial 13, a 'quadrangular bevelled adze, length 96 mm. and chisel' were found found by the right hand. The bevelled adze is 1956.244 H, and the chisel is 1956.244 I.
Event Date 1954
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Field collection)
From Burial 13 (CHA H.4). Excavated by Gale de Giberne Sieveking, March-May 1954, as part of an expedition by the National Museum, Kuala Lampur and the Raffles Museum, Singapore.
Event Date 1954
Author: maa

Context (References)
de G. Sieveking, G. (1954). ‘Excavations at Gua Cha, Kelantan (part 1)’. Federation Museums Journal, vol. 1/2 (n.s.). pp. 75-138. Pl. 4: 1-2.
Event Date 1954
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (References)
de G. Sieveking, G. (1955). 'Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Malaya (1954)’. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 28(1). pp. 196–217. Pl. 5 (second from top left).
Event Date 1955
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1956.244 A-M: 'Thirteen polished stone adzes or chisels, varying in length from A: 11.375" to small or miniature sizes, M: 1.5".'
Event Date 1956
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Small stone adze or chisel made of polished green nephrite jade. Trapezoid shape, with a curved cutting edge and a rounded butt. Cutting edge is slightly convex on one side and has a convex bevel on the other side. Cross section is biconvex.
Event Date 10/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad