Context (Found together / assemblage)
Sieveking notes that in Burial 8, 'two quadrangular polished stone adzes or chisels' were found on the pelvis.
Event Date 1954
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Field collection)
From Burial 8 (CHA B.8). 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. 6: 4.
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.
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 an asymmetrical, curved cutting edge, and a squared butt. Cutting edge has a broad, convex bevel on one side, and a narrow, convex bevel on the other side. Cross section is plano-convex.
Event Date 11/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad