Accession No
1955.3 D
Description
Axe made of a polished mottled brown and grey stone. Incorporating a slightly curved butt end, flat sides which converge towards a curved cutting edge, and a truncated lens 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
1955.3 D
Cultural Affliation
Kachin
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
38mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
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)
Small, polished stone celts, slightly more elongated than 1955.2, retaining little or no cortex. Extreme range of width of 2.5 to 4 cm, length 2.8 to 4.5 cm. Symmetrically ground. Usual material kyanite pebbles.
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Axe made of a polished mottled brown and grey stone. Incorporating a slightly curved butt end, flat sides which converge towards a curved cutting edge, and a truncated lens cross-section.
Event Date 19/10/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:305133
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