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Artifact

Hatchet for Breaking Sugar

Description

  • Made of metal and ground to a sharp, curved edge on one side
  • An oval operning through the stem, perhaps for the insertion of a wooden handle
  • Incised linear decoration on the stem

Background Information

  • Brought back from Persia (modern Iran) as a memento by Ernest Kells.

Map Location

Latitude: 32° 28' 7.561" N
Longitude: 46° 42' 22.795" E

Date

1922-1931

Dimensions

inches
Length:
6.0
Height:
3.0

Events, Places, People

  • Ernest Kells
  • Iran

Originating Location

Asia›Iran

Subject

  • Small, dark metal hatchet with a curved blade at one end. There is a pattern incised on the handle.
  • Back of a small metal hatchet with an object label. There is a design incised on the handle.
  • Side view of a small metal hatchet. There is a hole in the stem, possibly for attaching a wooden handle.

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