Accession No
1955.6.33
Description
Stone axe. Biconvex, with a straight cutting edge; flat sides, with a lenticular cross-section; flat, slightly chipped butt. Polished surfaces. Grey marbled stone with some brown patches.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar
Period
Source
Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.6.33; MAA: 1955.6 GG
Cultural Affliation
Kachin
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
35mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
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 (Physical description)
Polished stone celts, symmetrically ground, of flattened petaloid, ovate or sub-rectangular form, made from grey or brown jade pebbles, or rarely black lava, retaining little or no cortex. Range of length between 2.3 to 6.5 cm.
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Stone axe. Biconvex, with a straight cutting edge; flat sides, with a lenticular cross-section; flat, slightly chipped butt. Polished surfaces. Grey marbled stone with some brown patches.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:304985
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