Accession No
1930.1204 B
Description
Grey stone axe head blade. Sub-rectangular in shape; rectangular cross section; flat sides with flat chipped blade. The stone partially ground with a smoother surface towards the cutting edge.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico; Guerrero; Otatlán
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Baring, Cecil (Lord Revelstoke) [donor]; Gadow, Hans [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1930.1204 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
60mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old museum label adhered to object notes: 'Atatlan Mexico.' Likely referring to Otatlan.
Event Date
Author: Diana Serediuc
Context (Acquisition Details)
Register entry for 1930.1136 notes 'Presented by the Lord Revelstoke in memory of Sir Hans Gadow who made the collection', and whose acquisition is subsequently connected to the whole of Revelstokes' donation, 1930.1136-1246.
Event Date 1930
Author: Benjamina Dadzie
Context (Display)
Annual Report of the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology, 28 April 1930, n.p., states: "In a show-case at the other end of the [Andrews] gallery the greater part of the collection made by the late Dr Gadow in Southern Mexico, and presented to the Museum in memory of him by Lord Revelstoke, has been placed on temporary exhibition."
Event Date 1930
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1930.1204 [A-B]: 'Two stone axes.'
Event Date 1930
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Grey stone axe head blade. Sub-rectangular in shape; rectangular cross section; flat sides with flat chipped blade. The stone partially ground with a smoother surface towards the cutting edge.
Event Date 17/3/2025
Author: Diana Serediuc
FM:326090
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