Accession No

1955.26 B


Description

Pendant, possibly a loom weight, made of ground greyish brown stone. Conical in shape with a lenticular cross-section. Incorporating a flat base and round sides which converge towards a point. Hole perforated longitudinally though the tip of the pendant for suspension.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar


Period


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1955.26 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

57mm


Events

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


Context (Related Documents)
Old label adds: 'Kaulbach Collection. 1955.1-38. Obtained from Kachin families who had owned them for years.'
Event Date
Author: Annie McKay


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


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.26 A-G: 'Ground stone pendants made from jade and other pebbles, of various forms but generally shorter than 1955.25, and of more or less oval section. Bored from one or both sides, and in one case top and one side.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.26 A-G: 'F probably personal adornment. The rest: ?tools, ?weights.'
Event Date 18/7/2001
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Context (References)
cf: Hudson, Bob. (2004). 'The Origins of Bagan. The archaeological landscape of Upper Burma to AD 1300.' University of Sydney. pp.58-64
Event Date 2004
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Context (References)
cf: Barton, Huw. (2013). ‘Myanmar and Malasia’ In Hicks, D. and Stevenson, A. (eds.), World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization. Archaeopress. pp. 517-524
Event Date 2013
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Pendant, possibly a loom weight, made of ground greyish brown stone. Conical in shape with a lenticular cross-section. Incorporating a flat base and round sides which converge towards a point. Hole perforated longitudinally though the tip of the pendant for suspension.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:304742

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