Accession No

1955.27 C


Description

Pendant made of ground greenish-grey stone, possibly a loom weight or reworked axe. Cylindrical base which flattens out to a rounded tip. Hole perforated longitudinally through the tip 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

1955.27 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

74mm


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 (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 (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 1955.27 A-E: 'Stone pendants and portions of them. Lower part cylindrical, head flattened and in some cases broadened out. Larger side perforated for suspension from one side. One example not drilled, and another has beginning of a tubular drill perforation.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Pendant made of ground greenish-grey stone, possibly a loom weight or reworked axe. Cylindrical base which flattens out to a rounded tip. Hole perforated longitudinally through the tip for suspension.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:304795

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