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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