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

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

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

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)

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)
Small axe or wedge made of a ground, green-brown coloured stone. Triangular in shape, with an oval cross-section, a curved, biconvex cutting edge, and a pointed butt.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad