General
General
Object Auto ID
45977
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_58559
Common Name
Painted Flake
Classified Name
painted flake
Local Name
Painted Flake
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Red and black painted flake collected from the surface of the  site of Mount Tyndall 2 in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The flake is approximately 48x30mm 

Provenance

Surface collection at the site of Mount Tyndall 2, Eastern Cape. 

Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Rock Art Research Institute
Description
Material Types
Stone/Earth
Technique Types
Painting
Colours
Red and Black paint
Distinguishing Features

Exported to RLAHA, Oxford under SAHRA permit no. 80/09/12/001/52 for paint analysis. Analyses 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 Unpublished report, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford.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
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_7.pdf (2.28 MB)
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