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1985.49.71

Pendant of grey stone carved in the shape of a miniature axe-head or adze-blade and perforated at the narrow end. [BA [OPS move] 1/11/2017]

1985.49.71

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pendant of grey stone carved in the shape of a miniature axe-head or adze-blade and perforated at the narrow end. [BA [OPS move] 1/11/2017]
Date
Date collected
By 1985
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 50 mm, Depth: max 9 mm, Width: max 19 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.49.71 Other numbers: 23258
Research and responses

Dr Elizabeth Graham, UCL, noted during the Fell funded project Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections that Mesoamericanists tend not to use the term 'amulet'. [AS 28/10/2010]

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Tool, Weapon, Amulet, Axe, Pendant, Adze

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