Accession No
1955.33 B
Description
Jadeite pendant, possibly remodelled from a T-shaped axe head. Almost flat cross-section, straight short cutting edge with ground area at mid-point, rounded shoulders with flattened edges, short tang with flattened edges, butt end bevelled to a pointed edge, biconical perforation at end of tang.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar
Period
Source
Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.33 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
38mm
Events
Context (Analysis)
Possibly a votive offering.
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
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 for 1955.33 A-F 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 1955.33 A-F: Approximately T-shaped jade pendants, one damaged and another not pierced.
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Jadeite pendant, possibly remodelled from a T-shaped axe head. Almost flat cross-section, straight short cutting edge with ground area at mid-point, rounded shoulders with flattened edges, short tang with flattened edges, butt end bevelled to a pointed edge, biconical perforation at end of tang.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:305055
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