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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