Accession No
1955.353.39
Description
Small axe made of polished mottled greyish-blue and brown stone. Incorporating a curved butt end, slightly rounded sides which converge towards a curved cutting edge, and a lenticular cross-section.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar
Period
Source
Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.353.39
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
39mm
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: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Amendments / updates)
1955.346-356 is a group of stone implements belonging to the Kaulbach collection and not entered with the bulk of the collection (1955.1-1955.38), but entered at the end of the 1955 register
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.353 [.1-39]: 'Thirty-nine small stone ground and polished celts.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small axe made of polished mottled greyish-blue and brown stone. Incorporating a curved butt end, slightly rounded sides which converge towards a curved cutting edge, and a lenticular cross-section.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:305043
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