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SACHM6116

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Stone

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Inscribed stone

Colours: 

  • Bluish grey

DistinguishingFeatures: 

A postal stone with two inscriptions, one on the face side, the other on the reverse side. The inscriptions are Dutch and French respectively.

Inscriptions: 

One side has a Dutch engraved inscription: 1634 BANDA WASSENAER EN D[E] EGMONT SYN DEN XI APRIL VERTROCKE SOECKT BRIEF. The reverse side has a French inscription: ICY EST ARIVE DAVID DIGAED DE DIEPPE 8 JO[UR] DE FEV[R]IER 1...[640]
TypeValueUnit
220.00
500.00

DimensionComment: 

Stone has rectangular shape of irregular dimensions.
History

ObjectAge: 

390 years 9 months ago

AgeComment: 

Pre-colonial period

MakerComment: 

Unknown maker

ProductionPlace: 

  • Cape of Good Hope

Collector: 

Iziko Museums of South Africa - Social History Collections

Provenance: 

Part of the historical collections of the South African Museum that were transferred to the South African Cultural History Museum in the 1960s, today forming part of the Social History Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa.

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