Accession No

Z 41464 B


Description

Adze or chisel made of a ground and partially polished, black coloured stone, possibly basalt or shale. Narrow rectangular form with a rectangular cross-section, a squared cutting edge with a convex bevel, and a slightly rounded butt.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia


Period


Source

Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 41464 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; ?Basalt; ?Shale


Local Term


Measurements

123mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat. Second collection.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Old handwritten label adhered to object: 'Skeat 2nd Collection.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 41464: 'Group of five stone implements of black polished stone.'
Event Date 26/9/1986
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Adze or chisel made of a ground and partially polished, black coloured stone, possibly basalt or shale. Narrow rectangular form with a rectangular cross-section, a squared cutting edge with a convex bevel, and a slightly rounded butt.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:304709

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