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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