Adze Blade
55-11-3
From: Central America (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 55-11-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Central America (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Jade |
Description | Dark green jade (?); small, pecked and polished (sides and poll not thoroughly polished). Sides slant from small almost square poll toward maximum width at curved cutting edge which is formed by the intersection of equal bevels. Edge is chipped. |
Length | 6.8 cm |
Width | 3.4 cm |
Thickness | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Boyd Lee Spahr, Jr., 1955 |
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