Accession No

1955.8 E


Description

Ground and partially stone axe, possibly basalt. Curved sides with thin oval cross-section flaring towards a straight cutting edge; square butt; polished on the sides and around the perimeter of each face but with some areas left irregular.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar


Period


Source

Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1955.8 E


Cultural Affliation

Kachin


Material

Stone; ?Basalt


Local Term


Measurements

68mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
From Triangle of Upper Burma, between latitudes 25 degrees 45 minutes and 27 degrees, and the Nmai Kha and Mali Khan rivers. 
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years. 
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1955.8 A-E: 'Flat polished celts, of parallelogram form (blade sometimes convex), the blade markedly wider than the butt. Made from weathered jade or black lava pebbles. Length between 5.5 and 9.5 cm.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Ground and partially stone axe, possibly basalt. Curved sides with thin oval cross-section flaring towards a straight cutting edge; square butt; polished on the sides and around the perimeter of each face but with some areas left irregular.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:304717

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