Accession No
1955.25 O
Description
A cylindrical piece of ground and polished dark grey stone. It is flat at one end and tapered to a point towards the other end; it is pierced at the pointed end. Possibly a weight, loom weight, pestle, or pendant.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar
Period
Source
Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.25 O
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
75mm
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 1955.25 A-P: 'Elongated cylindrical or slightly pear-shaped stone pendants, top usually pointed and in most cases pierced for suspension, from one end only... Could have been used as pestles, but the signs of grinding probably produced during manufacture in most cases.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A cylindrical piece of ground and polished dark grey stone. It is flat at one end and tapered to a point towards the other end; it is pierced at the pointed end. Possibly a weight, loom weight, pestle, or pendant.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:304908
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