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


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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