Accession No
1955.20 B
Description
A ground and partially polished shouldered stone adze, with a narrow butt end with cortex remaining, and a flared cutting edge. It has curved sides and plano-convex cross-section. The polished section is mottled grey; the cortex is cream coloured.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar
Period
Source
Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.20 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
53mm
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
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adds: "Kaulbach Collection. 1955.1-38. Obtained from Kachin families who had owned them for years.
Event Date
Author: Annie McKay
Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years.
Event Date
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.20 A-G: 'Miniature jade adzes with tang formed by part of the original surface (?pecked) of the pebble, sometimes partly ground. Some look like drawn teeth.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A ground and partially polished shouldered stone adze, with a narrow butt end with cortex remaining, and a flared cutting edge. It has curved sides and plano-convex cross-section. The polished section is mottled grey; the cortex is cream coloured.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:304758
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