Context (Field collection)
Surface find from Mogok ruby mines.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marking in black in on back reads: 'MOGOK'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Display)
Handwritten display label found with 1934.39 reads: 'Axeheads from MOGOK Ruby mines, surface finds, some of these stones occasionally 'sweat'. These are believed to be alive and capable of slight movement after dark, hence particularly valuable. Burma.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card notes: 'Some of the stones occasionally 'sweat'. These are believed to be alive and capable of slight movement after dark, hence particularly valuable.'
Event Date 1934
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1934.39: 'Axeheads and chisels etc.'
Event Date 1934
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Place originally recorded as 'Asia; South East Asia; Myanmar; Burma; Nogok'. Mogok probably refers to the well-known ruby mines of Mogok, formerly in Shan State and now in Irrwaddy Region. The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/12/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Axe or wedge made of a ground and partially polished, green coloured stone. Trapezoid in shape, with a pointed oval cross-section, a curved cutting edge that is convex on one side and gently tapered on the other side, and an asymmetric, triangular shaped butt. Top surface is bevelled along the left side.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad