Accession No
Z 39992 B
Description
Small roughly formed shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Lenticular cross section with a curved cutting edge and one ground, flat face. Both sides are rounded and lead to a pointed butt end. The whole surface is pitted and rough.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados; Mt. Gilboa
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 39992 B; ?1890.124; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1891.76; ?1889.156
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell: Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
82mm
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Probably Feilden: were in box with Feilden, Cave and im Thurn material but the latter two were all labelled
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 3992 A-C: 'Shell tool and fragment.'
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Probably Feilden: were in box with Feilden, Cave and im Thurn material but the latter two were all labelled
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 3992 A-C: 'Shell tool and fragment.'
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small roughly formed shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Lenticular cross section with a curved cutting edge and one ground, flat face. Both sides are rounded and lead to a pointed butt end. The whole surface is pitted and rough.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
Small roughly formed shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Lenticular cross section with a curved cutting edge and one ground, flat face. Both sides are rounded and lead to a pointed butt end. The whole surface is pitted and rough.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:314604
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