Accession No
Z 42092 B
Description
One petaloid celt of gray green stone. Lenticular in cross section; ground and polished all over; pointed butt end, now partly chipped off; tapering convex sides; slightly curved, almost flat cutting edge.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Virgin Islands; Anegada
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 42092 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
67mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil reading: 'ANEGADA'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Analysis)
These are marked 39.5, which is the catalogue number of a single axehead from Haiti. Pencilled on each celt is "Anegada" which is in the British Virgin Islands; it is assumed that they are therefore incorrectly marked 1939.5.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 42092 A-B: 'Two ground and polished petaloid celts of green-grey stone.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One petaloid celt of gray green stone. Lenticular in cross section; ground and polished all over; pointed butt end, now partly chipped off; tapering convex sides; slightly curved, almost flat cutting edge.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:314759
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