1916.24.6

Collection type

Object

Description

Iron chisel excavated from a cemetery at Adichanallur.

Long description

Chisel with convex tip. Very corroded. Traces of woven textiles are visible in the corrosion. [SM 11/01/2008]

Geographical reference

India

Asia > Southern Asia > India

Tamil Nadu Tirunelveli District Adichanallur

Person

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source The Government Museum Madras

Date

Date collected

By 1916

Acquisition information

Donated: 1916

Materials and processes

Material Iron Metal, Material Textile, Process Forged (Metal), Process Woven

Dimensions

Length: max 64 mm, Width: max 26 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1916.24.6

Research and responses

The Archaeological Survey of India provide the following details about the archaeological site of Adichanallur (lat 8.629889, long 77.87636) "[it] is located on the right bank of the Tambraparani River, in the Tuticorin District of Tamil Nadu. The extensive urn burial site at Adichchanallur in Tuticorin District (formerly Tirunelveli) was first discovered by Dr. Jagor of Berlin Museum in 1876. A. Rea excavated a good number of urns during 1910s and discovered gold diadems with parallels from Mycenae; bronze objects notably lids with exquisite finials depicting many animal forms, iron objects besides thousands of potsherds. The excavation was resumed during 2003-04 and 2004-05. More than 160 urns within the area of 600 square meters have been exposed." http://asi.nic.in/asi_exec_adichchanallur.asp. [MN 17/06/2010]

Search terms: Tool, Death, Religion, Chisel, Grave Good