General
General
Object Auto ID
45974
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_58556
Common Name
Painted Flake
Classified Name
painted flake
Local Name
Painted Flake
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Red and black painted flake from the site of Mount Tyndall, Eastern Cape. 

Provenance

Collected from the site of Mount Tyndall 2, Eastern Cape. 

Owner
Rock Art Research Institute
Description
Material Types
Stone/Earth
Colours
Red and Black paint
Distinguishing Features

Exported to RLAHA, Oxford under SAHRA permit no. 80/09/12/001/52 for paint analysis. Analysis undertaken: microscopic examination, SEM on carbon sample stub, raman on sample, FTIR. Some paint removed from flake. Details of analysis in: Bonneau, A. 2010. Mount Tyndall 2 rock art pigments: analysis and dating. Unpublished report, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford.

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
35x27mm
History
Object Age
2018
Geological Period
Holocene
Collector
David Pearce
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
Site Reference
Mount Tyndall 2
x y z
Media
Photos of objects for export_4.pdf (2.28 MB)
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