Accession No

1955.31 B


Description

Worked stone tool, possibly a pestle or pounder, roughtly T-shaped, one end a trapezoidal in shape, rounded shoulders with long edges tapering slightly to a dull point. Basalt.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar


Period


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1955.31 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Basalt


Local Term


Measurements

82mm


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 for 1955.31 A-B 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 1955.31 A-B; Two ground stone tools of more or less T-shape and rectangular section.
Event Date 1955
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Worked stone tool, possibly a pestle or pounder, roughtly T-shaped, one end a trapezoidal in shape, rounded shoulders with long edges tapering slightly to a dull point. Basalt.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


Context (Related Documents)
Catlogue card reads B: Probably a pestle.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:304891

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