Accession No

1955.21 B


Description

A ground and polished adze with a narrow butt end and a flared cutting edge. It has curved sides and a plano-convex cross-section that is bevelled towards the cutting edge. There is cortex remaining on the butt end and sides. It is mottled grey in colour.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar


Period


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1955.21 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

37mm


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 1955.21 A-B: 'Polished jade adzes, small, retaining little cortex. B: Irregular.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A ground and polished adze with a narrow butt end and a flared cutting edge. It has curved sides and a plano-convex cross-section that is bevelled towards the cutting edge. There is cortex remaining on the butt end and sides. It is mottled grey in colour.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:304790

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