Description:

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Austronesian people, Neolithic period, ca. 8000 to 1000 BCE. A gathering of 5 ancient hand knapped stone adze blade heads made from a warm tan chalcedony. Each has a rectangular cross section, hand-pecked and knapped into petite blades with a flared cutting edge. The surfaces are all quite smooth and polished and pleasantly tactile. Size (largest adze): 2.8" L x 1.75" W (7.1 cm x 4.4 cm)

Provenance: private Friday Harbor, Washington, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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  • Condition: Chips and losses to all. Newer chips to blade edges of all, but the face and butt end abrasions are old with mineral encrustations and patina.

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