Adze
| Object Number: | 2290 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Jomon (uncertain) Yayoi (uncertain) Japanese |
| Provenience: | Japan Honshu Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama |
| Period: | Jomon (uncertain) Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | Jomon - Yayoi |
| Early Date: | -10500 |
| Late Date: | 250 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Technique: | Polished |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
Description
Finely polished adze. Rectangular in shape. Sharp cutting edge at one end with several chips. Bevelled sides. The end opposite cutting edge is broken off. Dark grey stone. A group of nine polished adzes, namely 2289, 2290, 13144, 13145, 13146, 13147, 13152, 13153, 13154 and 13155, are typical of the type of polished adzes which appear throughout Japan from the Early Jomon Period onward.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Higuchi, Takayasu, and Aikens, C. M. 1982. Prehistory of Japan.. San Diego. Academic Press. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 141 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Book] Abbott, Charles C. 1890. Annual report of the Curator of the Museum of American Archaeology in connection with the University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 32 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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